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Behcet's Disease

Behcet's Disease: Introduction

Behcet's Disease: Behcet's disease is a rare, chronic, lifelong disorder that involves inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Behcet's Disease Information Page: NINDS) ... more about Behcet's Disease.

Behcet's Disease: Recurring inflammation of small blood vessels affecting various areas. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Behcet's Disease is available below.

Symptoms of Behcet's Disease

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Behcet's Disease: Complications

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Diagnostic Tests for Behcet's Disease

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Misdiagnosis and Behcet's Disease

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Causes of Behcet's Disease

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Treatments for Behcet's Disease

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Behcet's Disease

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Prognosis for Behcet's Disease

Prognosis for Behcet's Disease: Lifelong. Remissions and recurrences.

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Reseach about Behcet's Disease

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Clinical Trials for Behcet's Disease

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Statistics for Behcet's Disease

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Types of Behcet's Disease

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Article Excerpts about Behcet's Disease

NINDS Behcet's Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Behcet's disease is a rare, chronic, lifelong disorder that involves inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Behcet's Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Questions and Answers About Behcets Disease: NIAMS (Excerpt)

Behçet’s disease is now recognized as a chronic condition that causes sores or ulcers in the mouth and on the genitals, and inflammation in parts of the eye. In some people, the disease also results in arthritis (swollen, painful, stiff joints) and inflammation of the digestive tract, brain, and spinal cord. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Behcets Disease: NIAMS)

Definitions of Behcet's Disease:

Rare chronic inflammatory disease involving the small blood vessels; of unknown etiology and characterized by mucocutaneous ulceration in the mouth and genital region and uveitis with hypopyon; the neuroocular form may cause blindness and death; synovitis, thrombophlebitis, gastrointestinal ulcerations, retinal vasculitis, and optic atrophy may occur as well. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Behcet's Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Behcet's Disease, or a subtype of Behcet's Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Behcet's Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet


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