Behçet’s Disease: A Case Series of 5 Patients in the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
;
: 72-78, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-627094
ABSTRACT
Behcet’s disease (BD) is a variant of systemic vasculitides characterized by recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, recurrent genital ulcers with eyes, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, joints, neurological and others organ involvement. Here we aim to describe the demography, clinical patterns and the treatment of 5 cases of BD presented to the Department of Dermatology Hospital Kuala Lumpur between 2002 and 2016. All the patients had a delay in their diagnosis. The clinical characteristics and the choices of treatment in our patients did not differ greatly compared to the reports from other countries. BD could be under-diagnosed in Malaysia as the presenting symptoms are non-specific. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is needed.
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Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
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2017
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