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Urological Aspects of Behcet's Disease
Author(s) -
KIRKALI Z.,
YIGITBASI O.,
SASMAZ R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1991.tb15230.x
Subject(s) - epididymitis , behcet's disease , urethritis , medicine , disease , dermatology , sex organ , surgery , pathology , biology , genetics
Summary— Behcet's disease, affecting mostly young males in the Mediterranean countries and Japan, is a multi‐system disease with urological manifestations. In this prospective study of 100 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed Behcet's disease, we found that 89% of the males had experienced scrotal ulceration and 6% had epididymitis. We also observed sterile urethritis in 3%. Other urological abnormalities appeared to be coincidental findings.