New Insights in the Clinical Understanding of Behcet's Disease
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 35-42, 2012.
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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Terapia Biológica
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Síndrome de Behçet
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Saúde Global
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Prevalência
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Modelos Animais de Doenças
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Artigo
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