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Descriptor
English
:
Behcet Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Behçet
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Behçet
Synonyms
English
:
Behcet Disease
Behcet's Syndrome
Triple-Symptom Complex
Tree Number:
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
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
in
translations
spell Behçet's, not Behcet's
History Note
English
:
2003 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
28255
Unique Identifier:
D001528
Occurrence in VHL
:
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