Ocular manifestations of Behcet's disease

Indian Pediatr. 2005 Sep;42(9):942-5.

Abstract

Behcets disease is a systemic inflammatory vascular disorder characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, eye lesion, arthritis and skin lesions. We report a case of Behcets disease with ocular manifestation in an 8 year old boy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Behcet Syndrome / immunology
  • Behcet Syndrome / therapy
  • Child
  • Eye Diseases / diagnosis
  • Eye Diseases / etiology*
  • Eye Diseases / therapy
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • HLA-B Antigens
  • Histocompatibility Testing
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oral Ulcer / etiology
  • Skin Ulcer / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-B5 antigen