Abstract | OBJECTIVES: To describe the features, prognosis, and treatment of vascular involvement in Behçet's disease (BD). PATIENTS: Among 140 patients with BD seen at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Beirut between 1980 and 2000, 18 (13%) had vascular involvement and were included in this retrospective study. All these patients fulfilled International Study Group criteria for BD. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Aline Tohmé, Noël Aoun, Bassam El-Rassi, Elie Ghayad |
Journal | Joint bone spine
(Joint Bone Spine)
Vol. 70
Issue 5
Pg. 384-9
(Sep 2003)
ISSN: 1297-319X [Print] France |
PMID | 14563470
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Anticoagulants
- Immunosuppressive Agents
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Topics |
- Adult
- Angiography
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Anticoagulants
(therapeutic use)
- Behcet Syndrome
(complications, physiopathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Retrospective Studies
- Vascular Diseases
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, etiology)
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