Behcet's syndrome

Introduction: Behcet's syndrome

Description of Behcet's syndrome

Behcet's syndrome (medical condition): Recurring inflammation of small blood vessels affecting various areas. See also Behcet's Disease:
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Behcet's syndrome: 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: CRISP

Behcet's syndrome as a Disease

Behcet's syndrome: Another name for Behcet's Disease (or close medical condition association).
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Behcet's syndrome: Behcet's syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Autoimmune diseases, Digestive Diseases, Rheumatic conditions, Blood vessel conditions, Skin conditions

Symptoms of Behcet's syndrome (Behcet's Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Behcet's syndrome incude:

• Most common symptoms:
  • Mouth sores - resembling canker sores
  • Genital sores
  • Uveitis (eye inflammation)
  • Arthritis - about half of cases; typically of the knees, ankles, wrists, and elbows; usually temporary lasting a few weeks.

See full list of 64 symptoms of Behcet's syndrome (Behcet's Disease)

Treatments for Behcet's syndrome (Behcet's Disease)

Treatments for Behcet's syndrome (Behcet's Disease) include:

• Topical creams
• Corticosteroids
  • Prednisone
• Immunosuppressive drugs
  • Azathioprine

See full list of 11 treatments for Behcet's syndrome

Treatment of Behcet's syndrome: For more treatment information about Behcet's syndrome, see treatment of Behcet's Disease (Behcet's syndrome)

Behcet's syndrome: 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)

Terms associated with Behcet's syndrome:

Broader terms for Behcet's syndrome

• skin disorder
• syndrome
• uveitis

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Behcet's syndrome:

• aphthous stomatitis
• autoimmune disorder
• inflammation

Source: CRISP

The description of Behcet's syndrome may also be used for the following terms:

• triple symptom complex

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Behcet's syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Behcet's syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• OTHER INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES
• Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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