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Diseases » Behcet's Disease » Glossary

Glossary for Behcet's Disease

Aneurysm: Dangerous ballooning of a weakened area of an artery
Arthritis: General name for any type of joint inflammation, but often means age-related osteoarthritis.
Autoimmune diseases: A group of disorders in which the primary cause is the an inflammatory reaction caused by the body's own immune system attacking tissues
Balance symptoms: Problems with balance or vertigo
Blindness: The inability to see out of the eyes
Blood clots: Multiple coagulums that are located in the blood stream due to the aggregation of blood factors
Blood vessel conditions: Conditions that affect the blood vessels
Boomerang dysplasia: A rare lethal disorder characterized by bone abnormalities (lack of bone ossification and missing bones) and a characteristic face.
Bowel inflammation: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the bowel portion of the gastrointestinal tract
Canker sores: Ulcers of the mouth or nearby areas
Chancroid: An sexually transmitted disease caused by the Haemophilus ducreyi bacteria and is characterized by painful genital ulceration.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Severe chronic fatigue disorder often following infection.
Colitis: Inflammation of the colon
Crohn's disease: Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the digestive system. It is one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease. The disease can affect any area from the mouth to the anus. It often affects the lower part of the small intestine called the ileum.
Digestive Diseases: Diseases that affect the digestive system
Digestive symptoms: Any symptoms affecting the digestive tract.
Encephalitis: Dangerous infection of the brain
Episcleritis: Localised, self limiting inflammation of the episclera (connective tissue overlying the sclera).
Erythema nodosum: Allergic skin condition usually on the legs
Eye symptoms: Symptoms affecting the eye
Genital herpes: Sexually transmitted infection of the genital region.
Genital sores: Skin sores in the genital regions.
Granuloma inguinale: Granulomous disease spread sexually.
Inflammatory bowel disease: Any type of digestive condition caused by bowel inflammation.
Keratitis: Any inflammation of the cornea of the eye
Leg symptoms: Symptoms affecting the leg
Memory loss: The loss of ones ability to recall from their memory.
Meningitis: Dangerous infection of the membranes surrounding the brain.
Meningoencephalitis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the brain and meninges
Mosquito-borne diseases: Diseases that are carried by the mosquito
Mouth ulcers: Ulcers in the mouth membranes or oral areas
Movement symptoms: Changes to movement or motor abilities
Multiple Sclerosis: Autoimmune attack on spinal nerves causing diverse and varying neural problems.
Oral Ulcer: An open sore inside the mouth.
Peptic Ulcer: Ulcer on the lining of the stomach or duodenum
Proctitis: A chronic inflammatory disease of the rectum which causes bloody diarrhea.
Pulmonary embolism: Blocked lung blood vessel often from a blood clot.
Redness: Reddening of the skin.
Reiter’s syndrome: A form of reactive arthritis characterized by arthritis, urethritis, conjunctivitis and skin lesions.
Rheumatic conditions: Any condition that affects ones joints
Skin conditions: Any condition that affects the skin
Skin lesion: Lesions appearing on the skin.
Speech symptoms: Problems with speech or voice.
Spine symptoms: Symptoms affecting the spine
Stroke: Serious brain event from bleeding or blood clots.
Superficial thrombophlebitis: Inflammation of a vein wall
Ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis (Colitis ulcerosa, UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon.
Uveitis: A condition which is characterised by the inflammation of the uvea of the eye
Vasculitis: Inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel
Vulvar cancer: Cancer (malignant) that develops in the tissue of the vulva.
Vulvar lesions: A condition which is characterized lesions which occur on the vulva