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Microalbuminuria as an early marker of renal involvement in Behcet's disease: it is associated with neurological involvement and duration of the diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background Despite its nature as a systemic vasculitis, renal involvement is known to occur infrequently in Behçet's Disease (BD).Objectives Our aim was to investigate proteinuria, microhematuria and microalbuminuria in 24-h urine and evaluate subclinical or symptomatic renal involvement in BD patients.Methods Two hundred and eleven patients who fulfilled the International Behçet's Disease criteria were included in the study. After urine analysis, five of 12 patients who were found to have proteinuria underwent renal biopsy, while 199 patients without proteinuria were investigated for microalbuminuria (MA).Results A tota...
Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - November 17, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: M Kavala, F Menteş, E Kocaturk, H Ergin, B Can, Z Turkoglu, S Südogan Source Type: journals

Peripheral ulcerative keratitis: an unusual primary ocular manifestation in Behcet's disease?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Rheumatology)
Source: Rheumatology - November 16, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Murphy, C., Gregory, M. E., Ramaesh, K. Tags: Vasculitis CLINICAL VIGNETTE Source Type: journals

Celiac disease, Behcet, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in siblings of a patient with multiple sclerosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a 30-year-old woman with MS, the product of consanguineous marriage, and three siblings with three different autoimmune diseases: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, celiac disease, and Behçet’s disease. (Source: Multiple Sclerosis)
Source: Multiple Sclerosis - November 6, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Yamout, B., Usta, J., Itani, S., Yaghi, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Neuro-Behcet's disease presenting with amnesia and frontal dysfunctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a 48-year-old patient with neuro-Behcet's disease who presented with the combination of severe memory impairment and frontal/executive dysfunction. The clinical feature mimicked that of diencephalic amnesic syndrome. The MRI and SPECT findings supported the notion that the thalamus and related subcortical–frontal connection was responsible for this patient's problem. (Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - November 4, 2009 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Masaru Mimura, Motoichiro Kato, Haruo Kashima Tags: Case reports Source Type: journals

Percutaneous treatment of a giant right coronary artery pseudoaneurysm in Adamantiades-Behcet's syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: European Heart Journal)
Source: European Heart Journal - November 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kasapis, C., Grossman, P. M., Chetcuti, S. J. Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS Source Type: journals

Etiopathogenesis of Behcet disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bechet disease (BD) is an inflammatory, multi systemic disease with spontaneous remissions and relapses similar to various autoimmune diseases. BD leads to organ damage, including the eyes, skin, joints, etc., which produce various clinical manifestations. The central histopathologic characteristic is systemic vasculitis with perivascular inflammatory infiltrates. The etiopathogenesis is unknown, although immunological abnormalities, possibly induced by susceptible microbiological pathogens, have been postulated. PMID: 19879978 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Autoimmunity Reviews)
Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - October 29, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Mendoza-Pinto C, García-Carrasco M, Jiménez-Hernández M, Hernández CJ, Riebeling-Navarro C, Zavala AN, Recabarren MV, Espinosa G, Quezada JJ, Cervera R Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: journals

Drug usage evaluation of dapsoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Kannan G, Vasantha J, Rani N Vanitha, Thennarasu P, Kousalya K, Anuradha P, Reddy C UmaMaheswaraIndian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2009 71(4):456-460Dapsone has been the principal drug in a multidrug regimen recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of leprosy. It is also widely used by dermatologists in varied skin conditions like dermatitis herpetiformis, bullous pemphigoid, Behcet's disease, lupus erythematous and a host of other skin diseases. Hence an attempt has been made to review the utilization and qualitative evaluation of dapsone over a period of 6 months in a tertiary care tea...
Source: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - October 28, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Kannan G, Vasantha J, Rani N Vanitha, Thennarasu P, Kousalya K, Anuradha P, Reddy C UmaMaheswara Source Type: journals

Necrotizing vasculitis - a 2009 update.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Necrotizing vasculitis continues to be a condition where difficult diagnostic and treatment decisions need to be made, with only a few well-done studies as clinical reference and support. New data suggest that both methotrexate and azathioprine may be effective agents for maintaining remission in antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis after remission is achieved with cyclophosphamide-based therapies. In addition, Behcet's syndrome appears to be more common than previously assumed and is likely more common than a combination of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) syndromes. PMID: 19852754 [P...
Source: Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases - October 28, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Sharaf PH, Yazici Y Tags: Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis Source Type: journals

Low prevalence of juvenile-onset Behcet's disease with uveitis in East/South Asian peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Behçet’s disease with uveitis was less common in children than in adults in East/South Asia. Although the clinical features of the systemic disease were similar in children and adults, there was a lower frequency of genital ulceration in children. (Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - October 23, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kitaichi, N, Miyazaki, A, Stanford, M R, Iwata, D, Chams, H, Ohno, S Tags: Global issues Source Type: journals

Behcet Extracranial Carotid Aneurysms: Is There Still a Role for Ligation?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Surgical repair in Behcet ECAAs should be performed with special precautions in order to prevent anastomotic pseudoaneurysm formation. Ligation can be performed when the anatomical and/or pathological circumstances are not favourable, provided that the stump pressure is adequate to maintain cerebral perfusion. PMID: 19846323 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ...)
Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - October 18, 2009 Category: Surgery Authors: Sayed A, Elwan H, Fouad F, Taha A, Elhindawi K, Khairy H, Gad A, Kamal Eldin H Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: journals

Patient Characteristics in Behcet Disease: A Retrospective Analysis of 213 Turkish Patients during 20014Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology)
Source: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology - October 16, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Alli, NuranGur, GunesYalcin, BasakHayran, Mutlu Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: journals

Low prevalence of NOD2 SNPs in Behcet's disease suggests protective association in CaucasiansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions. Of the three CD-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms, one of the variant NOD2 alleles, was found to be present significantly less in Caucasian BD patients. (Source: Rheumatology)
Source: Rheumatology - October 16, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Kappen, J. H., Wallace, G. R., Stolk, L., Rivadeneira, F., Uitterlinden, A. G., van Daele, P. L. A., Laman, J. D., Kuijpers, R. W. A. M., Baarsma, G. S., Stanford, M. R., Fortune, F., Madanat, W., van Hagen, P. M., van Laar, J. A. M. Tags: Vasculitis BASIC SCIENCE Source Type: journals

Low-dose natural human interferon-{alpha} lozenges in the treatment of Behcet's syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions. Low-dose natural human IFN- did not have beneficial effects on reducing the total ulcer burden among BS patients from Turkey. The study also showed that counting the number of ulcers rather than measuring the size would be adequate in future studies. Trial registration. ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00483184, http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=NCT00483184 (Source: Rheumatology)
Source: Rheumatology - October 16, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Kilic, H., Zeytin, H. E., Korkmaz, C., Mat, C., Gul, A., Cosan, F., Dinc, A., Simsek, I., Sut, N., Yazici, H. Tags: Vasculitis CLINICAL Source Type: journals

Comparison of argon laser photocoagulation-induced cutaneous inflammation and skin pathergy test in Behçet’s diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to investigate the argon laser photocoagulation (ALP)-induced cutaneous inflammation in BD patients and controls and also to compare the results with the skin pathergy test (SPT). The study group consisted of 35 patients with BD and 28 healthy volunteers. The ALP was applied to the left forearms of all cases from 20-cm distance (2,000 mW, 100 µm) with exposure times ranging from 0.2 to 0.7 s with 0.1-s increments. Also, a SPT with three prics was performed to both forearms of all cases. The ALP-induced cutaneous inflammation and SPT were evaluated and scored with the same method at 48&n...
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - October 11, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clinical Rheumatology Source Type: journals

Aortic valve replacement in Behcet's disease: surgical modification to prevent valve detachment [How-to-do-it]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic regurgitation due to Behcet's disease is often complicated with valve detachment. In our institute, between 1981 and 2006, five consecutive patients with aortic regurgitation secondary to Behcet's disease underwent valve detachment after initial surgery. A novel modification of AVR termed ‘subannular ring reinforcement technique’ was introduced to prevent valve detachment. We performed AVR with this new manoeuvre in three patients. No prosthetic valve detachment was noted after a mean period of 3 ± 1.8 years (range: 1.5–5.1 years). In this technique, we put...
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - September 29, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Azuma, T., Yamazaki, K., Saito, S., Kurosawa, H. Tags: Valve disease How-to-do-it Source Type: journals

No association of CTLA-4 polymorphisms with susceptibility to Behcet disease [Original articles]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study and a meta-analysis failed to demonstrate any association between the tested CTLA-4 polymorphisms and BD. (Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - September 24, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Du, L, Yang, P, Hou, S, Zhou, H, Kijlstra, A Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Basic parameters of thrombophilia in ocular Behcet disease with posterior segment involvement [Original articles]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Activated protein C resistance together with increased antithrombin III plasma levels are associated with the posterior segment involvement in ocular BD based on the assessment of basic thrombophilic tests. (Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - September 24, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Citirik, M, Haznedaroglu, I C, Teberik, K, Soykan, E, Zilelioglu, O Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

[Original articles] No association of CTLA-4 polymorphisms with susceptibility to Behcet diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study and a meta-analysis failed to demonstrate any association between the tested CTLA-4 polymorphisms and BD. (Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - September 23, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Du, L, Yang, P, Hou, S, Zhou, H, Kijlstra, A Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

[Original articles] Basic parameters of thrombophilia in ocular Behcet disease with posterior segment involvementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Activated protein C resistance together with increased antithrombin III plasma levels are associated with the posterior segment involvement in ocular BD based on the assessment of basic thrombophilic tests. (Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - September 23, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Citirik, M, Haznedaroglu, I C, Teberik, K, Soykan, E, Zilelioglu, O Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 -2518 A/G single nucleotide polymorphism in Chinese Han patients with Ocular Behcet's disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, the present study suggests that the MCP-1 -2518 AA genotype seems to display a protective association with ocular BD, whereas the -2518 AG genotype might be a susceptible factor to ocular BD in Chinese Han population. PMID: 19782713 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Human Immunology)
Source: Human Immunology - September 23, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Hou S, Yang P, Du L, Jiang Z, Mao L, Shu Q, Zhou H, Kijlstra A Tags: Hum Immunol Source Type: journals

Aortic Elastic Properties of Patients with Neurocardiogenic SyncopeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Findings of this study have shown that elastic properties of aorta are impaired in patients with NCS. The data suggest that increase in aortic stiffness might be one of the determinants responsible for NCS. This proposal of novel link should be confirmed in further studies. (PACE 2009; 1[ndash]5) (Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE)
Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - September 21, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: MURAT M. SUCU, VEDAT DAVUTOGLU, MURAT AKCAY, REMZI YIĞITER, Behcet AL Source Type: journals

Elevated levels of serum antibodies against Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was undertaken to investigate whether levels of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies (ASCMAs), a serological marker for Crohn's disease, seronegative spondyloarthritis and Behcet's disease, also correlate with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in humans. Serum samples from healthy volunteers (n = 152) and patients with SLE (n = 40) were compared for ASCMA-IgA, -IgG and -IgM levels using enzyme linked immunosorbent assays. ASCMA-IgG, but not IgM and IgA, prevalence was significantly raised in active SLE patients (57.5%) compared with healthy controls (8.5%). ASCMA-IgG levels in SLE patients during rem...
Source: Lupus - September 19, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Dai H, Li Z, Zhang Y, Lv P, Gao X Tags: Lupus Source Type: journals

The imaging spectrum of neuro-Behcet diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Neurology)
Source: Neurology - September 13, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Taylor, S., Islam, O., Joneja, M., Melanson, M., Jin, A. Y. Tags: MRI, Autoimmune diseases, All Medical/Systemic disease, All Spinal Cord, Cerebral venous thrombosis NEUROIMAGES Source Type: journals

Management of Behcet disease: a systematic literature review for the European League Against Rheumatism evidence-based recommendations for the management of Behcet disease [Clinical and epidemiological research]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Properly designed, controlled studies (new and confirmatory) are still needed to guide us in managing BD. (Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - September 11, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hatemi, G, Silman, A, Bang, D, Bodaghi, B, Chamberlain, A M, Gul, A, Houman, M H, Kotter, I, Olivieri, I, Salvarani, C, Sfikakis, P P, Siva, A, Stanford, M R, Stubiger, N, Yurdakul, S, Yazici, H Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Epidemiology Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: journals

[Clinical and epidemiological research] Management of Behcet disease: a systematic literature review for the European League Against Rheumatism evidence-based recommendations for the management of Behcet diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Properly designed, controlled studies (new and confirmatory) are still needed to guide us in managing BD. (Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - September 10, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hatemi, G, Silman, A, Bang, D, Bodaghi, B, Chamberlain, A M, Gul, A, Houman, M H, Kotter, I, Olivieri, I, Salvarani, C, Sfikakis, P P, Siva, A, Stanford, M R, Stubiger, N, Yurdakul, S, Yazici, H Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Epidemiology Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: journals

When the diagnosis is a zebra: pulmonary artery aneurysm.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe a case of a patient who presented to our institution with recurrent hemoptysis. The clinical features were suggestive of an underlying infection or malignancy. When these were ruled out, the search for a zebra had begun. The patient underwent sixty four-slice computerizedtomographic angiography (CTA) which revealed a right pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA). Timely involvement of interventional radiologists and thoracic surgeons prevented a potentiallylife-threatenninghemorrhage. This case underlines the importance of awareness of this condition in the formulation of a differential diagnosis forhemoptysis. PAAis a...
Source: Connecticut Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Singh V, Vaksman M, Mamkin I, Lipp M, Lahiri B Tags: Conn Med Source Type: journals

Cytokines in the colon of a patient with Behcet's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present data of Th-1 and Th17 cytokines in the gut of a patient with therapy refractory Behcet's disease and relate those to the findings of Canete et al in a recent publication in Arthritis Res & Ther. (Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy)
Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - August 26, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jasper KappenWillem DikGemma DingjanPaul van DaeleHerbert HooijkaasMartin van HagenJan van Laar Source Type: journals

Incomplete (atypical) Kawasaki disease in a young infant with remarkable paucity of signsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s00296-009-1099-9Authors Murat Muhtar Yilmazer, Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology Alsancak 35210 Izmir TurkeyTimur Mese, Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology Alsancak 35210 Izmir TurkeySavaş Demirpençe, Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology Alsancak 35210 Izmir TurkeyVedide Tavli, Yeditepe University Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Istanbul TurkeyIlker Devrim, Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatrics Izmir TurkeyBarış Guven, Be...
Source: Rheumatology International - August 19, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: journals

Comparison of infliximab versus cyclosporine during the initial 6-month treatment period in Behcet's disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: During the initial 6 months of treatment, infliximab proved to be more effective in reducing acute episodes of uveitis in Behçet's disease. PMID: 19692382 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - August 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Yamada Y, Sugita S, Tanaka H, Kamoi K, Kawaguchi T, Mochizuki M Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: journals

Generalized Sweet Syndrome Lesions Associated with Behcet Disease: A True Association or Simply Co-Morbidity?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology)
Source: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology - August 10, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Karadogan, Serap KoranBaskan, Emel BulbulAlkan, GulcinSaricaoglu, HayriyeTunali, Sukran Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Low prevalence of juvenile-onset Behcet's diease with uveitis in East/South Asian people.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Behcet's disease with uveitis was less common in children than in adults in East/South Asia. Although the clinical features of the systemic disease were similar between children and adults, there was a lower frequency of genital ulceration in children. PMID: 19666928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - August 8, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kitaichi N, Miyazaki A, Stanford MR, Iwata D, Chams H, Ohno S Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: journals

A Limbic Encephalitis MR Imaging in a Patient with Behcet Disease and Relapsing Polychondritis [LETTERS]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology)
Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - August 6, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: Kumar, N., Leep Hunderfund, A.N., Kutzbach, B.R., Pulido, J.S., Miller, G.M. Tags: LETTERS Source Type: journals

The relationship between disease activity and depression in patients with Behcet disease and rheumatoid arthritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Disease activity may be questioned as a possible related factor to depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Behcet disease (BD). Our aims were to determine and compare the depression levels of patients with RA and BD and to investigate a possible association between disease activity and depression scores of the patients. A total of 30 RA and 30 BD patients were included in this study. In RA patients; pain, morning stiffness duration, systemic involvement, tender–swollen joints, the physician–patient global assessments and DAS28 scores were determined. In patients with BD, the BD...
Source: Rheumatology International - August 5, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: journals

Novel genetic analysis in Behcet's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Error, like straws, upon the surface flowHe who would search for pearls must dive belowJohn Dryden, 1678Behcet's disease (BD) is characterised by oral and genital ulceration and complicated by eye, skin, joint and CNS lesions. It has long been understood that BD has a strong genetic component, however to date the identified genes account for only around 30% of the risk of developing the disease, and the work has mostly been based on candidate gene analysis. In the a recent paper Fei et al present the results of the first genome wide analysis (GWAS) of patients with BD. These findings suggest new pathways for investigation ...
Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - August 4, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Graham Wallace Source Type: journals

Recurrent acute myocardial infarction with coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with Behcet's disease: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of careful diagnostic work-up in the evaluation of myocardial infarction in patients. In our patient, Behcet's disease proved to be the cause of recurrent myocardial infarction. (Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports)
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - August 2, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: journals

A case of neuro-Behcet's disease presenting with lumbar spinal cord involvementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Spinal Cord - July 28, 2009 Category: Research Authors: B ZhaoL HeX-H Lai Source Type: journals

Basic parameters of thrombophilia in ocular behcet's disease with posterior segment involvement.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Activated protein C resistance together with increased antithrombin III plasma levels are associated with the posterior segment involvement in ocular BD based on the assessment of basic thrombophilic tests. PMID: 19635722 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology)
Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - July 25, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Citirik M, Haznedaroglu IC, Teberik K, Soykan E, Zilelioglu O Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: journals

Single episode of Behcet's disease-like symptoms caused by herpes simplex virus reactivationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Pediatrics International)
Source: Pediatrics International - July 22, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ken Sugata, Yoshihiko Enomoto, Hiroko Sugiyama, Ayano Fujita, Fumi Miyake, Yoshizo Asano, Tetsushi Yoshikawa Tags: PATIENT REPORTS Source Type: journals

A composite index for determining the impact of oral ulcer activity in Behcet's disease and recurrent aphthous stomatitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The presented CI as an oral ulcer activity index seems to be a reliable and suitable tool for evaluating the clinical impact and disease-specific problems in BD and RAS. (Source: Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine)
Source: Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine - July 14, 2009 Category: Pathology Authors: G. Mumcu, H. Sur, N. Inanc, U. Karacayli, H. Cimilli, N. Sisman, T. Ergun, H. Direskeneli Source Type: journals

Effects of anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in refractory entero-Behcet's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Rheumatology)
Source: Rheumatology - July 11, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Iwata, S., Saito, K., Yamaoka, K., Tsujimura, S., Nawata, M., Suzuki, K., Tanaka, Y. Tags: Vasculitis, Pharmacology LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Source Type: journals

Renal involvement in behcet's disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, renal involvement in BD is not infrequent, although in most cases it is mild in nature and may be missed. PMID: 19587503 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation)
Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation - June 30, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ardalan MR, Sadreddini S, Noshad H, Ebrahimi A, Molaeefard M, Somi MH, Shoja MM Tags: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl Source Type: journals

[Lesion in the basal ganglia and brain stem compatible with neuro-Behcet's disease.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19598142 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Revista de Neurologia)
Source: Revista de Neurologia - June 30, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Gonzalez-Oria C, Espinosa-Rosso R Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: journals

[Dejerine-Roussy syndrome of an ischaemic origin in an adolescent with patent foramen ovale.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS. This is the first reported case of Dejerine-Roussy syndrome as a manifestation of cryptogenic cerebral infarction associated to patent foramen ovale in an adolescent. Taken as a whole, the clinical and complementary data enable us to reconstruct the pathophysiological sequence that position foramen ovale with an associated septal 'aneurysm' as the only detectable risk factor, which, when linked to the stress of the patient and the family, triggered its early closure. PMID: 19557696 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Revista de Neurologia)
Source: Revista de Neurologia - June 27, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: de la Cruz-Cosme C, Marquez-Martinez M, Hamad-Cueto O, Rodriguez-Bailon I, Heras-Perez JA, Romero-Acebal M Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: journals

CTLA4 gene polymorphisms and soluble CTLA4 protein in Behcet's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4; CD152) is a costimulatory molecule expressed on activated T cells that plays a key inhibitory role during T lymphocyte activation. The gene encoding for CTLA4 has been suggested as a candidate for conferring susceptibility to autoinflammatory diseases. We investigated the polymorphisms of the CTLA4 gene [promoter region ([minus]1722 T/C, [minus]1661 A/G and [minus]318 C/T) and exon 1 (+49 G/A)] and the differences of serum soluble sCTLA4 levels in 285 patients with Behcet's disease (BD) and 287 controls. The frequency of the CTLA4 [minus]1661 GG genotype was significantly higher in ...
Source: Tissue Antigens - June 24, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: K. S. Park, J. A. Baek, J. E. Do, D. Bang, E.-S. Lee Source Type: journals

Behçet's disease and vitiligo in two brothers: coincidence or association?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report on two brothers with ocular Behcet's disease who had advanced unilateral ophthalmic symptoms associated with vitiligo. The two brothers had recurrent oral and genital ulceration, uveitis and white patches on their skin. The most probable hypothesis for the aetiology of BD is that of an autoimmune reaction in genetically predisposed individuals, with vasculitis as the main pathological hallmark. Despite many years of research, the specific causes of vitiligo remain obscure, and the most advanced aetiological hypothesis remains that of autoimmunity. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case within the liter...
Source: Clinical And Experimental Dermatology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: M. Borlu, E. Çölgeçen, C. Evereklioglu Source Type: journals

Bilateral intraocular inflammation after intravitreal bevacizumab in Behcet's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
& S C Lee (Source: Eye)
Source: Eye - June 18, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: J H BaeS C Lee Source Type: journals

Is there any relationship between serum and urine neopterin and serum interferon-γ levels in the activity of Behcet's disease?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions We conclude that serum and urinary neopterin measurement can not be used as a reliable laboratory marker as the BD patients' serum and urinary neopterin levels do not increase in the active stage even though these levels increase when compared to healthy controls. None declared. (Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)
Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - June 15, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: I Erturan, PY Basak, O Ozturk, AM Ceyhan, VB Akkaya Source Type: journals

[Editor's quiz] Epigastric pain in a woman with previous Behcet's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Gut)
Source: Gut - June 11, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Hokama, A, Samura, H, Arakaki, J, Murabayashi, R, Shimoji, K, Chinen, H, Kishimoto, K, Kinjo, F, Nishimaki, T, Fujita, J, Spiller, R. Tags: GUT Snapshot Editor's quiz Source Type: journals

Homocysteine May Involve in the Pathogenesis of Behcet's Disease by Inducing InflammationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion. Hcy may involve in the pathogenesis of BD by inducing inflammation. (Source: Mediators of Inflammation)
Source: Mediators of Inflammation - June 10, 2009 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: journals