Purpose: To present the conjunctival aphthous ulceration in Behçet’s disease (BD) Case report: A 36-year-old woman with a known history of BD presenting an isolated, monosymptomatic conjunctival bulbar aphthosis. The eye was photophobic and painful. The lesion appeared four days prior to the consultation and measured 3.5 to 1.5 mm, which was totally excised and underwent pathological investigat...

purpose : to present the conjunctival aphthous ulceration in behçet’s disease (bd) case report : a 36-year-old woman with a known history of bd presenting an isolated, monosymptomatic conjunctival bulbar aphthosis. the eye was photophobic and painful. the lesion appeared four days prior to the consultation and measured 3.5 to 1.5 mm, which was totally excised and underwent pathological investig...

INTRODUCTION Though oral aphthosis is common, it has a significant impact on the quality of life in the patients. It is the most common oral ulcerative condition encountered in clinical practice. This study describes the characteristics and patterns of oral aphthosis seen at a tertiary dermatological centre in Singapore, with emphasis in evaluating the management gaps and in identifying underly...

Background: There is not yet a pathognomonic laboratory test for the diagnosis of Behcet’s Disease (BD). The diagnosis is therefore based on clinical manifestations. Mucocutaneous lesions are the most important and the most frequent clinical manifestations of BD. Objective: To study the mucocutaneous lesions systematically. In a great number of patients. Some of these clinical pictures are poor...

Historical Background. The ISG criteria for Behcet's, created in 1990, have excellent specificity, but lack sensitivity. The International Criteria for Behcet's Disease (ICBD) was created in 2006, as replacement to ISG. The aim of this study was to compare their performance. ISG and ICBD Criteria. For ISG oral aphthosis is mandatory. The presence of any two of the following (genital aphthosis, ...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to look if any clinical characteristics of oral aphthosis (OA) could discriminate Behcet’s Disease (BD) from Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS), at the patient’s first visit. Materials and Methods: In a prospective study, patients were enrolled in a case-control study as consecutive patients. BD was diagnosed by the International Criteria for Behcet's Di...

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of oral aphthosis in a normal population in Iran, using the data of the WHO-ILAR COPCORD study in Iran. We conducted this study in Tehran, the capital of Iran which was selected as the COPCORD study field. In 22 districts of Tehran, 50 clusters were randomly selected. Of the selected houses, 4,096 households were visited and 10,291 persons we...

We studied 48 patients with Behçet disease to determine the clinical spectrum of the disease. We also compared the seropositivity of patients for hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection with a healthy control group to determine whether there is an association. The major physical findings were oral aphthosis 93.8%, genital aphthosis 77.1% and ocular manifestations 64.6%. No patients were HCV ant...