Differentiation of Behcet's disease from inflammatory bowel diseases: anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody and anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody

World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Dec 21;14(47):7271. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7271.

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of Behcet's disease (BD) from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is sometimes difficult and challenging. Hereby, we suggested the utility of anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) and anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (p-ANCA) in the differential diagnosis of BD from IBD.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / blood*
  • Antibodies, Fungal / blood*
  • Behcet Syndrome / blood*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Behcet Syndrome / immunology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / blood*
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / immunology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Antibodies, Fungal
  • Biomarkers