New Insights in the Clinical Understanding of Behcet's Disease
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 35-42, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-95046
ABSTRACT
Behcet's disease is a chronic relapsing multisystemic inflammatory disorder characterized by four major symptoms (oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, skin lesions, and ocular lesions) and occasionally by five minor symptoms (arthritis, gastrointestinal ulcers, epididymitis, vascular lesions, and central nervous system symptoms). Although the etiology of Behcet's disease is still unknown, there have been recent advances in immunopathogenic studies, genome-wide association studies, animal models, diagnostic markers, and new biological agents. These advances have improved the clinical understanding of Behcet's disease and have enabled us to develop new treatment strategies for this intractable disease, which remains one of the leading causes of blindness.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Biological Therapy
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Behcet Syndrome
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Global Health
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Prevalence
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Disease Models, Animal
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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