The classic features of BehGet's disease are recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulcers with uveitis ( 1). Additional features include cutaneous vasculitis, synovitis, meningoencephalitis, and gastrointestinal ulcers (1). Major vessel lesions with phlebitis, arteritis, and aneurysm formation also ha
Vascular involvement in Behçet's isease: 8-Year audit
✍ Scribed by Mehmet A. Kuzu; Cihangir Özaslan; Cüneyt Köksoy; Aysel Gürler; Altan Tüzüner
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 659 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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