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Behcet's Disease - Coggle Diagram
Behcet's Disease
Etiology
Possible Mixture of Genetic and Environmental Factors
Genetic
HLA-B5
HLA-B51
Possible infections (triggers)
Streptococcus sanguis
Herpes simplex virus
Hepatitis viruses
Parvovirus
Geographic location
Mediterranean
Turkey
Asia
Symptoms
Eyes - pain, photophobia, blindness
Mouth-pain associated with mouth ulcers
Skin- acne like rashes (folliculitis)
Signs
Eye
Uveitis - inflammation of the eyes
Mouth
Aphthous ulcers - mouth ulcers
Skin
Erythema nodosum- skin lesions
Treatment
Corticosteroids
Helps to suppress inflammation and immune function
Immunosuppressant drugs
Mouthwash
help control mouth ulcers and pain
Prognosis
Lifelong relapse/remitting
Generally low mortality rate
Increases Mortality with certain systems involved
Gastrointestinal
Vascular
Neurological
Higher chance of Morbidity
Ophthalmic
Diagnosis
Recurrent characteristics for time period
Positive Pathergy Test