| Behcet | Hulusi, Turkish dermatologist, 1889-1948. See: Behcet's disease, Behcet's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Behcet's disease | <syndrome> A multisystem, chronic recurrent disease characterised by ulceration in the mouth and genitalia, iritis, uveitis, arthritis and thrombophlebitis. Often treated with immunosuppressive therapy (corticosteroids, chlorambucil). (27 Sep 1997) |
| Behcet's syndrome | <syndrome> A multisystem, chronic recurrent disease characterised by ulceration in the mouth and genitalia, iritis, uveitis, arthritis and thrombophlebitis. Often treated with immunosuppressive therapy (corticosteroids, chlorambucil). (27 Sep 1997) |
| syndrome, behcet's | Behcet's syndrome is classically characterised as a triad of symptoms that include recurring crops of mouth ulcers (called apthous ulcers), genital ulcers, and inflammation of a specialised area around the pupil of the eye, the uvea. (the inflammation is called uveitis.) the cause of behcet's syndrome is not known. The disease is more frequent and severe in patients from the eastern mediterranean and asia than those of european descent. (12 Dec 1998) |
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