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Is there any relationship between season/weather and oral ulcer in Behçet's disease?
Döndü Üsküdar Cansu1, Timuçin Kaşifoğlu1, Cengiz Korkmaz1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Objective:
Some rheumatic diseases are being influenced by weather conditions. We examined the relationship between oral ulcers and weather/season in Behçet's disease (BD) patients and evaluated the oral ulcers' characteristics by the patients' perspectives.
Material And Methods:
Patients with BD were evaluated using a self-questionnaire, including patients' clinical and demographical characteristics and detailed characteristics of oral ulcers and the association with season.
Results:
The most common site of oral ulcers was the tongue (89%). Of 90 patients, there were predisposing factors in oral ulcers. Among patients with BD, 30 believed that seasonal variation aggravated their oral ulcers, especially in winter and autumn.
Conclusion:
The exacerbation of oral ulcers in patients with BD may be related to the seasons. The weather changes in our study are based on the patients' impression; these should be confirmed by objective findings and clinical assessment in further studies.
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