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Behcet's Syndrome

Behcet's syndrome is a disease that involves vasculitis, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. It causes problems in many parts of the body. The most common symptoms are:

  • Sores in the mouth
  • Sores on the sex organs
  • Other skin sores
  • Swelling of parts of the eye
  • Pain, swelling and stiffness of the joints

More serious problems can include meningitis, blood clots, inflammation of the digestive system and blindness.

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  1. Behcet's Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    Behcet's syndrome is a disease that involves vasculitis, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. It causes problems ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/behcetssyndrome.html - Health Topics
  2. Behçet disease 
    Behçet disease is an inflammatory condition that affects many parts of the body. The health problems associated with Behçet disease result from widespread inflammation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/behcet-disease - Genetics
  3. Behcet's Disease (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)  
    Behcet's Syndrome/Learn More ... Behcet's Syndrome ... Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center
    https://www.hopkinsvasculitis.org/types-vasculitis/behcets-disease - External Health Links
  4. Behcet Disease From the National Institutes of Health (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center)  
    Find symptoms and other information about Behçet disease.
    https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/848/behet-disease - External Health Links
  5. Research Provides More Insight into Genetic Basis of Behcet's Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    NHGRI researchers investigated the Behcet's disease using Illumina's Immunochip. ... Behcet's disease, inflammatory disease, Dan Kastner, autoimmune disease
    https://www.genome.gov/...ight-into-genetic-basis-of-Behçets-Disease - External Health Links
  6. Behcet's Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Behcet's Syndrome/Learn More ... Behcet's Syndrome ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20351326?p=1 - External Health Links
  7. Vasculitis in the Nervous System From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Giant Cell Arteritis/Specifics ... Giant Cell Arteritis ... Vasculitis/Start Here ... Vasculitis ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... Vasculitis is ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/vasculitis-nervous-system - External Health Links
  8. HLA-B gene 
    ... are associated with an increased risk of developing Behçet disease, a chronic inflammatory condition that affects many parts ... risk of this disorder. Although many people with Behçet disease have the HLA-B51 variation, most people with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hla-b - Genetics
  9. Vasculitis Terms A to Z (Vasculitis Foundation)  
    Vasculitis/Reference Desk ... Vasculitis ... Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/Learn More ... Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis ... Vasculitis Foundation
    https://vasculitisfoundation.org/resources/glossary - External Health Links
  10. Central Nervous System Vasculitis (Vasculitis Foundation)  
    Vasculitis/Specifics ... Vasculitis ... Vasculitis Foundation
    https://vasculitisfoundation.org/...entral-nervous-system-vasculitis - External Health Links
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