Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting blood vessels throughout the body mainly veins and clinically characterized by oro-genital aphthae ,ophthalmologic involvement ,cutaneous lesions ,articular, neurological involvement and less commonly by gastrointestinal manifestations which may have dreadful complications. Here we report a case of 58 year male with gastrointesti...

Adamantiades-Behçet disease (ABD) is a chronic multisystemic vasculitis that is able to affect any human organ or system. Recurrent oral ulcers are a very important clinical sign. ABD is a worldwide pathology, which prevalence varies according to the population and geographic location. Although ABD has been known for ages, its aetiology remains an enigma. Genetic, immunological and microbiologi...

We tested 59 Greek patients with Behcet's Disease (BD) for serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies. No increase of these antibodies was detected in the cases compared to 55 healthy unrelated blood donors from the same population. This finding is in contrast with the correlation between Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies and BD as reported in other populations. It seems that environmenta...

Nosocomial invasive infections due to Acinetobacter species are gradually increasing in the health care settings especially in intensive care units (ICUs).1 This retrospective study is designed to investigate risk factors associated with Acinetobacter bacteremia among children hospitalized in Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, during 2005–2011. Nosocomial bacteremia was defined as isolation of ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term efficacy, safety, and retention rate of topiramate (TPM) in childhood refractory epilepsies. METHODS This study was designed as a single-center, retrospective study. Children with refractory epilepsy who has been followed in Behcet Uz Children`s Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, between 2003 and 2007 were included in the study. RESULTS The study population consist...

This study analyzed the change in breast density in women receiving tamoxifen treatment using 3-D MRI. Sixteen women were studied. Each woman received breast MRI before and after tamoxifen. The breast and the fibroglandular tissue were segmented using a computer-assisted algorithm, based on T1-weighted images. The fibroglandular tissue volume (FV) and breast volume (BV) were measured and the ra...

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...

Behcet's disease (BD) is the only systemic vasculitis involving both arteries and vein in any sizes. It frequently encounters in rheumatology clinics. It has some major morbidities and even fatal outcomes in some cases. The aim of this paper is to analyze the main concepts on pathophysiology and treatment options in BD, focusing on cardiovascular aspects, thrombosis, and potential future treatm...

Behçet's disease (BD) was described as a three-symptom complex comprising uveitis, oral aphthae, and genital ulcerations. It is a multisystemic, recurrent, inflammatory disorder and it is of unknown cause. Neuro-Behçet (NB) is present in 5%-7% of BD. Movement disorders have rarely been reported in NB. Here, we report a case of chronic parenchymal NB presenting with chorea.

OBJECTIVE Behçet disease (BD) is a vasculitis of unknown etiology, characterized by oral or genital aphtosis and uveitis. Homocysteine (hcy) is an independent risk factor for venous and arterial thrombosis. The association between hyperhomocysteinemia and thrombosis has been investigated in some studies in BD patients. However, information on this association is based only on the results of sma...