Behcet's disease: global perspective

Symptom management in Behcets disease.

OBJECTIVE To determine the symptoms experienced by patients diagnosed with Behcet's Disease and how they cope with them. METHODS The qualitative study was conducted from September 2013 to March 2014 at Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital, Turkey, comprising patients having all symptoms of Behcet's Disease. Data was collected through semi-structured focus-group interview form. The findings...

Role of Cytokines in Behcets Disease

Behcets disease (BD) is considered a chronic relapsing multisystem inflammatory disorder. It has a worldwide distribution, but it is more prevalent in Mediterranean countries. Although its etiopathogenesis remains elusive, Immunological investigations have demonstrated the presence of immune dysregulation among the patients with BD. The disease is characterized by infiltration of lymphocytes an...

Global Perspective of Kidney Disease

Seasonality of Kawasaki Disease: A Global Perspective

BACKGROUND Understanding global seasonal patterns of Kawasaki disease (KD) may provide insight into the etiology of this vasculitis that is now the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries worldwide. METHODS Data from 1970-2012 from 25 countries distributed over the globe were analyzed for seasonality. The number of KD cases from each location was normali...

Pulmonary Vascular Disease: the Global Perspective

2010;137;95S-101S Chest Mardi Gomberg-Maitland and Evangelos D. Michelakis Perspective Pulmonary Vascular Disease: The Global Registry: Is It Needed? Is It Feasible? A Global Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/137/6_suppl/95S.full.html services can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information ...