Behçet syndrome: the vascular cluster

Behçet syndrome: the vascular cluster.

Although skin-mucosa lesions are common in almost all patients with Behçet syndrome (BS), clinical properties may differ from one patient to another. Within BS, there are subsets with different organ involvement and hence probably different pathological pathways. These subsets can be described as a) solo skin-mucosa disease with no major organ involvement, b) eye disease, c) seronegative spondy...

Inappropriate vascular response in patients with Behçet syndrome.

Behçet Disease With Vascular Involvement

Vascular involvement is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in Behçet disease (BD). There are no controlled studies for the management of vascular BD (VBD), and according to the EULAR recommendations, only immunosuppressive (IS) agents are recommended. In this study, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic approaches chosen by Turkish physicians during the initial event and relap...

Expert Opinion Behçet Syndrome and Headache

CLINICAL HISTORY A 37-year-old woman presented for evaluation of frequent headache. One year previously, she had a sudden severe pain (“like an axe”) in the back of the head, with maximum intensity at the onset and representing the worst headache of her life. Computed tomography of the brain and cerebrospinal fluid examination were normal. She subsequently experienced frequent headaches. She de...

Behçet Syndrome and Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism: case report

Clinical case A sixteen year old boy presented, three years before, gastrointestinal (abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea) and neurologic symptoms (headache, diplopia, ataxia, VI nerve paralysis), with fever, oral and genital aphtosis. Laboratory tests showed increased ESR, CRP). He carried B51HLA. Physical examination showed svere obesity, pseudomicropenis, rare pubic hair, pubertal stage G2P2....