2009BMJ Case ReportsOpen access

Conjunctival ulceration in Behçet disease: a case report: Figure 1

Ido Didi Fabian, Vicktoria Vishnevskia Dai

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Behçet disease is a chronic systemic relapsing vasculitis. Ocular clinical signs in Behçet disease usually include signs of inflammation in the uvea, vitreous and retina. This report describes a rare case of a full-blown systemic exacerbation of Behçet disease with ocular involvement including conjunctival ulceration with the absence of uveal or retinal involvement.

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Behçet disease is a chronic systemic relapsing vasculitis. Ocular clinical signs in Behçet disease usually include signs of inflammation in the uvea, vitreous and retina. This report describes a rare case of a full-blown systemic exacerbation of Behçet disease with ocular involvement including conjunctival ulceration with the absence of uveal or retinal involvement.

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Behçet disease is a chronic systemic relapsing vasculitis. Ocular clinical signs in Behçet disease usually include signs of inflammation in the uvea, vitreous and retina. This report describes a rare case of a full-blown systemic exacerbation of Behçet disease with ocular involvement including conjunctival ulceration with the absence of uveal or retinal involvement.

Key concepts: Medicine, Behcet's disease, Retinal vasculitis, Uvea, Systemic disease, Exacerbation, Dermatology, Systemic vasculitis

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