Do clinical findings of Behcet's disease vary by gender?: A single-center experience from 329 patients

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ÜSKÜDAR CANSU D., KAŞİFOĞLU T., KORKMAZ C.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.3, no.4, pp.157-160, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2016.038
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.157-160
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, gender influence, vascular involvement
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Behcet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis with a significantly varying clinical course following relapses and remissions, which may involve a number of organs such as the skin, joints, lungs, and blood vessels as well as systems such as the central nervous system and gastrointestinal system. Its prognosis is known to be worse in males. There are several studies in the literature on the clinical features and gender distribution of BD. The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical characteristics of BD and the presence of a relation with gender and to investigate the correlation of our results with the current literature.