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Behçet's Disease
Author(s) -
Müftüoǧlu AsumanÜ.,
Yazici Hasan,
Yurdakul Sabahattin,
Tüzün Yalçlin,
Pazarli Halit,
Güncen Günseli,
Deniz ŠEbnem
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1986.tb02232.x
Subject(s) - medicine , behcet's disease , dermatology , behcet disease , disease , pathology
In a prospective study of 150 patients with Behcet's disease, significant associations were shown between CRP positivity and the presence of erythema nodosum (p < 0.02) and acute thrombophlebitis (p < 0.05) and between ESR and erythema nodosum (p < 0.01), acute thrombophlebitis (p < 0.001), and acute arthritis (p < 0.01). Mucocutaneous, ocular, or central nervous system activities did not show significant associations with these indices of inflammation. In 50 patients in whom quantitative CRP determinations were performed, clinical disease activity was accompanied by slight to moderate increases in CRP and ESR.