Similar to that of most diseases, genetic and environmental factors participate in the pathogenesis of Behcet syndrome. The exact contribution of these factors to the emergence of Behcet disease, however, is unknown.
Given that patients with Behcet syndrome have heterogeneous clinical expressions and universal diagnostic criteria for Behcet disease do not exist, I used the International Study Group Criteria for Behcet Disease criteria to standardize the study group (3).
It is mostly idiopathic; nevertheless, underplaying immunological anomalies have been recognized.2 Fifty percent of the patients have underlying systemic diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases, polyarthritis, diverticulosis, paraproteinaemia, myeloma, leukaemia, active chronic hepatitis, and
Behcet syndrome.1 There are four known variants of pyoderma gangrenosum; ulcerative, pustular, bullous and superficial.3
Pulmonary artery aneurysms in
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There is currently no curative treatment for
Behcet syndrome and treatment is directed against preventing irreversible organ damage.
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Behcet syndrome is an autoimmune, multisystemic disease of unknown etiology.
Behcet syndrome manifestations and activity in the United States versus Turkey--a cross-sectional cohort comparison.
The long term mortality and morbidity of
Behcet syndrome: a 2-decade outcome survey of 387 patients followed at a dedicated center.
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Behcet syndrome: a 2-decade outcome survey of 387 patients followed at a dedicated center," Medicine, vol.
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Behcet syndrome. Headache 2004;44:436-437.