Neuro-Behçet disease mimicking brain tumor: A case report
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Neuro-Behçet disease mimicking brain tumor: A case report
BACKGROUND Behçet's disease (BD) is an inflammatory multisystem disease with unknown etiology, and consists of a TRIAD comprising recurrent oral ulcers, genital ulcers, and uveitis. In some cases, the disease affects the central nervous system, called Neuro-Behçet Disease (NBD). Few cases of NBD simulating a brain tumor have been previously reported. CASE DESCRIPTION Here, we describe the cas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/sni.sni_3_17