BEHCET DISEASE

Course overview

BEHCET DISEASE, ALSO KNOWN AS AN OCULO-OROGENITAL SYNDROME, IS A CHRONIC REMITTING AND RELAPSING INFLAMMATORY DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY RECURRENT ORAL APHTHOUS ULCERS, GENITAL ULCERATIONS, OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS, AND OTHER SYSTEMIC INVOLVEMENT. IT IS ALSO CALLED BEHCET SYNDROME AND MALIGNANT APHTHOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, AND DIAGNOSIS OF BEHCET DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.