Inflammatory aspects of Behcet's syndrome

Peculiar Aspects of Inflammatory Sino-orbital Syndrome in Children

Symptom management in Behcets disease.

OBJECTIVE To determine the symptoms experienced by patients diagnosed with Behcet's Disease and how they cope with them. METHODS The qualitative study was conducted from September 2013 to March 2014 at Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital, Turkey, comprising patients having all symptoms of Behcet's Disease. Data was collected through semi-structured focus-group interview form. The findings...

Role of Cytokines in Behcets Disease

Behcets disease (BD) is considered a chronic relapsing multisystem inflammatory disorder. It has a worldwide distribution, but it is more prevalent in Mediterranean countries. Although its etiopathogenesis remains elusive, Immunological investigations have demonstrated the presence of immune dysregulation among the patients with BD. The disease is characterized by infiltration of lymphocytes an...

Subacute Inflammatory Arthritis Following Intravascular Coagulation Syndrome

Un nourisson de six mois a ete hospitalise dans le .,ervice de pediatrie du C.H.U. de Logmandolhe-Adham pour: deshydratation, etat septique, acidose metabolique, troubles circulatoires des membres avec gangrene de la main droite.  Le syndrome de la coagulation intra-vasculaire disse­minee (CID) a ete rapidernent confirme par l'etude de la erase sanguine. Soumis a un traitement par: solutes 6le...

Male Equivalent Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Hormonal, Metabolic and Clinical Aspects

Recent studies identified the presence of a male polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), which mainly affects men whose female relatives are afflicted with PCOS, caused by genes responsible for the susceptibility of this syndrome in women. Similar hormonal, metabolic, and clinical alterations occurring in PCOS women have also been reported in their male relatives, suggesting a association between t...