Potential Infectious Etiology of Behçet's Disease

Animal Models in Behçet's Disease

Behçet's disease is a chronic, recurrent, multisystemic, inflammatory disorder affecting mainly the oral and urogenital mucosa and the uveal tract. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of Behçet's disease are unknown, numerous etiologies have been proposed, including environmental, infectious, and immunological factors; an autoimmune basis, characterized by circulating immune complexes and co...

Successful Treatment of Refractory Behçet's Disease with the TNF-α Blocker Infliximab

Update on the diagnosis and management of Behçet’s disease

Behçet's disease is a multi-organ disorder that is more common in countries around the Silk Road, and manifests as mucosal ulcers and skin lesions, and with ocular involvement. As a systemic disease, it can also involve gastrointestinal organs and the central nervous or cardiovascular systems. Although the etiology of Behçet's disease is not clearly identified, the pathogenesis of the disease i...

[Pathology of large vessel vasculitides].

INTRODUCTION Vasculitides can be classified according to the size of the involved vessels. The pathological patterns of large vessel vasculitides are presented here. CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND KEY POINTS They concern Buerger's disease, temporal arteritis, Takayasu's disease, Behçet's disease, infectious arteritides, rheumatologic and miscellaneous diseases. Buerger's disease is a thrombotic arteri...

Persistent fever, neck swelling, and small vessel vasculitis following tonsillectomy in a patient with Behçet’s disease: a case report

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Behçet's disease commonly presents with recurrent oral and genital mucocutaneous ulcerations, uveitis and various skin manifestations. Other clinical symptoms include gastrointestinal ulcerations, arthritis, venous thrombosis, arterial aneurysms and central nervous system affection. Vasculitis underlies most clinical symptoms of Behçet's disease. CASE PRESENTATION W...