Behcet's Disease : report of a case and review of the literature.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-46066
ABSTRACT
Behcet's disease (BD) is an autoimmune disease of unknown aetiology with multisystem involvement presenting with relapsing orogenital ulcers and uveitis, involvement of central nervous system, joints, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and major blood vessels leading to myriads of presentations, which requires a multidisciplinary approach for satisfactory outcome. We describe a patient with BD, highlight its pathophysiology and management aspects, and present review of pertinent literature.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Uveitis
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Humans
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Male
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Hydrocortisone
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Behcet Syndrome
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Adult
Language:
English
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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