A 23-Year-Old Patient Presents with Multiple Small Aphthous Ulcers in His

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A 23-year-old patient presents with multiple small aphthous ulcers in his vestibular mucosa. He also has nodular submucosal swellings in his vestibules and lips. He is losing weight and has occasional abdominal pain. Biopsy of the oral nodules shows the presence of small noncaseating granulomas. He should be investigated for the possibility of:

• A) Metastatic colorectal cancer
• B) Tuberculosis
• C) Behçet's syndrome
• D) Crohn's disease
• E) Secondary syphilis

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