Behcet's Disease

Introduction: Behcet's Disease

Behcet's Disease: Behcet's disease is a rare, chronic, lifelong disorder that involves inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Behcet's Disease Information Page: NINDS) ... more about Behcet's Disease.

Behcet's Disease: Recurring inflammation of small blood vessels affecting various areas. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Behcet's Disease is available below.

Symptoms of Behcet's Disease

• Most common symptoms:
  • Mouth sores - resembling canker sores
  • Genital sores
  • Uveitis (eye inflammation)
  • Arthritis - about half of cases; typically of the knees, ankles, wrists, and elbows; usually temporary lasting a few weeks.

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Diagnostic Tests for Behcet's Disease

• Pathergy test

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Behcet's Disease?

• Misdiagnosis of Behcet's Disease

Causes of Behcet's Disease

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Treatments for Behcet's Disease

• Topical creams
• Corticosteroids
  • Prednisone
• Immunosuppressive drugs
  • Azathioprine

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Prognosis for Behcet's Disease

Prognosis for Behcet's Disease: Lifelong. Remissions and recurrences.

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Reseach about Behcet's Disease

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Clinical Trials for Behcet's Disease

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Behcet's Disease include:

• HAT in Eye Complications of Behcet's Disease - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Daclizumab
• Interferon-alpha2a Versus Cyclosporin A for Severe Ocular Behcet`s Disease (INCYTOB) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Interferon-alpha2a,Cyclosporin A
• Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Inflammatory Eye Diseases - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

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Statistics for Behcet's Disease

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Article Excerpts about Behcet's Disease

NINDS Behcet's Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Behcet's disease is a rare, chronic, lifelong disorder that involves inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Behcet's Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Questions and Answers About Behcets Disease: NIAMS (Excerpt)

Behçet’s disease is now recognized as a chronic condition that causes sores or ulcers in the mouth and on the genitals, and inflammation in parts of the eye. In some people, the disease also results in arthritis (swollen, painful, stiff joints) and inflammation of the digestive tract, brain, and spinal cord. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Behcets Disease: NIAMS)

Definitions of Behcet's Disease:

Rare chronic inflammatory disease involving the small blood vessels; of unknown etiology and characterized by mucocutaneous ulceration in the mouth and genital region and uveitis with hypopyon; the neuroocular form may cause blindness and death; synovitis, thrombophlebitis, gastrointestinal ulcerations, retinal vasculitis, and optic atrophy may occur as well. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Behcet's Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Behcet's Disease, or a subtype of Behcet's Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Behcet's Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet