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Behçet's disease |
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Behçet's disease [′bā‚chets di‚zēz] (medicine) Chronic disease of young adult males characterized by recurrent painful ulcers of the mouth and genitalia, inflammation of the irises, and joint pains. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A 50-year-old male patient had a CT of the neck followed by CT of the chest for Behcet disease and left vocal cord paralysis. Ophthalmological, dermatological and neurologic evaluations for the suspected diagnosis of vasculitis, including Behcet disease and bleeding disorders, were unremarkable. Infliximab has been used in the treatment of other systemic inflammatory diseases, including uveitis, inflammatory myopathies, sarcoidosis, adult-onset Still disease, graft-versus-host disease, Sjogren syndrome, and various vasculitides, including Behcet disease, refractory giant cell arteritis, and Wegener granulomatosis. |
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