ISSN: 1300-0292
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Chemical Abstracts (CA),
Excerpta Medica / EMBASE
Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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BehÇet’s Disease
Ercan ARCA*, Ali Rıza GÜR**
* Yrd.Doç.Dr., GATA Dermatoloji AD,
**Prof.Dr., GATA Dermatoloji AD, ANKARA
Behçet’s disease is a chronic, immuno-inflammatory, and multisystemic condition. It is mainly observed in Turkey, other Mediterranean areas, and Japan. Viral, bacterial, genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of the disease. It is clinically characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulceration and skin eruptions, inflammatory ocular involvement, and in some cases, by arthritis, vasculitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and neurological manifestations. Treatment is challenging, must be tailored to the pattern of organ involvement, and the severity of disease for each patient, and colchicines, steroids, thalidomide, and immunsuppressive drugs can be used. In this article, a list of currently suspected etiological factors, the different clinical features of the disease are discussed and the treatment modalities are summarized.Keywords: Behcet Syndrome, Diagnosis, etiology, Diagnosis, TherapeuticsTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2003, 23:261-268
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