The many forms of vasculitis are characterized by inflammation of blood vessels, leading to
potentially long-term sequelae including vision loss, aneurysm formation and kidney failure …

The presence of symptom clusters, regional differences in disease expression and
similarities with, for example, Crohn's disease suggest multiple pathological pathways are …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Behcet's Disease (BD) is classified among vasculitides. The aim of
this review was to put together different known reports in order to help the reader to better …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory multisystem disease of unknown
etiology. Oral ulcers, genital ulcers, cutaneous lesions, and ocular and articular involvement …

Systemic vasculitides are multisystem blood vessel disorders, which are defined by the size
of the vessel predominantly affected, namely small, medium, or large vessels. The term …

Background We aimed to describe the main features of Behçet's disease (BD) in children in
the largest prospective cohort to date and to propose a classification. Methods An …

Since the discovery of HLA 60 years ago, it has contributed to the understanding of the
immune system as well as of the pathogenesis of several diseases. Aside from its essential …

Behcet's disease (BD) is classified among vasculitides. There are actually five nationwide
surveys of BD: Iran, Japan, China, Korea, and Germany. Among case series, four are on …

Objective. To investigate the prevalence of eight common rheumatic diseases in a large
Chinese population. Methods. A population-based epidemiological investigation of the …

BD is a systemic inflammatory disease with a variable vasculitis. Paediatric onset is very rare
and carries a strong genetic component. Oral ulcers and fever of unknown origin are …