Frequent oral ulceration during early disease may predict a severe disease course in males with Behcet's syndrome

Hamuryudan V., Hatemi G., Sut N., Ugurlu S., Yurdakul S., Yazici H.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.30, no.3, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. The numbers and recurrence rates of mucocutaneous manifestations can be highly variable among patients with Behcet's syndrome (BS) but it is not known whether these differences influence the disease course at the long-term.