OBJECTIVE In the present study, subclinical lesion involvement was investigated using the P50 component in Behcet`s patients without neurological manifestation. METHODS We performed this clinical research in Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine between December 2000 and November 2001. The studies were carried out on 18 Behcet`s patients without neurologic findings and 18 volunteers for con...

No longer regarded merely as a symptom triad of aphthous stomatitis, genital ulcerations. and eye involvement, Behcet's syndrome (BS) can evolve into a catastrophic multifaceted disease. Recent newly reported manifestations include pancreatiti.s (I), peripheral neuropathy (I), renal involvement (2), perforation of the palate (3). diffuse myositis (4). and ventricular aneurysm (5). Involvement o...

Behçet disease (BD) is a multisystem disorder, with vasculitis as its underlying pathological process, in contrast to the classic triad of recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, with uveitis. Vascular involvement in BD includes venous thrombosis, arterial occlusion, and pulmonary artery and aortic aneurysm formation. Cardiac involvement is rare and often obscure. It includes intracardiac throm...

Arterial and cardiac involvement of Behcet's disease is a rare but life threatening complication. The rupture of an arterial aneurysm might result in sudden death. We report a 54-year-old man with an established diagnosis of Behcet's disease who presented with multiple cardiovascular complications that eventually lead to his death. He presented with extensive venous occlusions, and sequentially...

A 43 year old woman presented with an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. Marfan's syndrome was diagnosed as the underlying cause of the aneurysm. An isolated aneurysm as presenting sign of Marfan's syndrome is rare. In a review of published reports about 30 cases were found.

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare disease in which the third portion of the duodenum is compressed by SMA. There are many causes leading to the SMA syndrome, however it's extremely rare that aortic aneurysm causes a SMA syndrome. We report a case of a successfully treated SMA syndrome due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a renal transplant recipient. The patient was a 52-yr-...

Physicians caring for patients with Behcet's should be aware of the potential complication of uveitis with hypopyon in these patients, and the condition warrants prompt management.