Any possible association between Behcet's disease and retinitis pigmentosa

ABSTRACT

Behcet's disease is a rare multisystem disease; it has many ocular features, and it is not known to be associated with dystrophic conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa [RP]. This is a case report of a Sudanese patient with Behcet's disease with ocular features and RP. A 28-year-old female with nyctalopia, skin hyper-pigmentation, and oral and genital ulcers was diagnosed as RP with Behcet's disease. She received a high dose of steroids and Azathioprine. She developed bilateral cataract and glaucoma. Pathergy test is negative. The patient is fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of both RP and Behcet's diseases. Behcet's disease is a rare condition; it is not common among Sudanese patients, and it has not been known to co-exist with RP