Behcet Syndrome
Rare chronic inflammatory disease involving the small blood vessels. It is of unknown etiology and characterized by mucocutaneous ulceration in the mouth and genital region and uveitis with hypopyon. The neuro-ocular form may cause blindness and death. SYNOVITIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; gastrointestinal ulcerations; RETINAL VASCULITIS; and OPTIC ATROPHY may occur as well.
Year introduced: 2003 (1963)
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Tree Number(s): C07.465.075, C11.941.879.780.880.200, C14.907.940.100, C16.320.382.250, C17.800.827.368.250, C17.800.862.150
MeSH Unique ID: D001528
Entry Terms:
- Behcet's Syndrome
- Triple-Symptom Complex
- Behcet Disease
- Behçet Disease
- Behçet Diseases
- Adamantiades-Behcet Disease
- Adamantiades Behcet Disease
- Adamantiades-Behcet Diseases
- Behcet Triple Symptom Complex
- Old Silk Route Disease
- Behcet's Disease
- Triple Symptom Complex
- Symptom Complex, Triple
- Triple Symptom Complices