Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2009; 43(2): 87-91

Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis in Behcet’s Disease

Osman Köse

The diagnosis of Behcet’s disease is made on the basis of the criteria proposed by the International Study group for Behcet’s disease in 1990. According to the criteria, recurrent oral ulceration must be present as well as at least two of the following: Recurrent genital ulceration, eye lesions, skin lesions and a positive pathergy test. Acute/chronic oral ulcers and genital ulcers should be regarded in the differential diagnosis of Behcet’s disease. We discussed the details of different dermatologic diseases especially of prominent with oral and genital ulcers in this article.

Keywords: Behcet’s disease, oral aphthous ulcer, genital ulcer

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Behçet Hastalýðýnda Taný ve Ayýrýcý Taný

Osman Köse
Gata, Deri ve Zührevi Hastalýklar Anabilim Dalý, Ankara, Türkiye

Behçet hastalýðýnýn taný kriterleri 1990 yýlýnda Behçet hastalýðý Uluslararasý Çalýþma Grubu tarafýndan saptanmýþtýr. Bu kriterlere göre, oral afta ek olarak genital ülser, üveit, deri lezyonlarý veya paterji testinden en az ikisi olmalýdýr. Behçet Hastalýðýnýn ayýrýcý tanýsýnda akut/kronik oral ülserler ve genital ülserler göz önüne alýnmalýdýr. Bu makalede, özellikle oral ve genital ülserlerle birlikte olan farklý dermatolojik hastalýklar ayrýntýlý tartýþýlmýþtýr.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Behçet hastalýðý, oral aftöz ülser, genital ülser

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