Open AccessBehcet's disease, painful genital ulcerations and steroid pulse therapy
Author(s) -
Taha Aldeen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0353
Subject(s) - medicine , behcet's disease , sex organ , dermatology , disease , gastrointestinal tract , uveitis , rare disease , systemic disease , pathology , immunology , genetics , biology
Behçet's disease (BD) is a rare cause of painful genital ulcerations. It is a chronic condition in which the acute phases come and go with varying intensity. Mouth ulcers are the most common and earliest sign of BD. Other manifestations include genital ulcers, skin lesions and uveitis. The disease may also affect blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract and the central nervous system.