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Clinical features of Behçet's disease in children
Murat Borlu1, Umit Ukşal, Ayten Ferahbaş
1Department of Dermatology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey. muratborlu@erciyes.edu.tr
Background:
Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis of young adults with unknown etiology.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine the clinical features and outcome of BD in childhood.
Patients And Methods:
Seventeen patients with BD within a pediatric age group were studied since 1997.
Results:
Boys : girls ratio was 12:5. Familial cases were very frequent (45%). Oral aphthous ulcers were present in all patients (100%), genital aphthous ulcers were present in 16 (94%), ocular lesions in 4 (24%), erythema nodosum in 3 (18%), papulopustules in 8 (47%), joint symptoms in 13 (76%), mild gastrointestinal symptoms in 2 (12%), neurological involvement in 2 (12%), positive pathergy reactions in 13 (76%), and thrombophlebitis in 1 (6%). We used colchicine, systemic corticosteroids, cyclosporine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, sulfasalazine, and topical agents for the treatment of children with BD.
Conclusion:
The findings of BD in children are similar as in adults, but the frequency of familial cases is significantly higher.
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