Abstract Number: 1701 • ACR Convergence 2022
High TNFAIP3-Transfected Cell Activity: An In Vitro Model for Phagocyte Study of Monogenic Behçet’s Disease Pathophysiology
Background/Purpose: A20 haploinsufficiency (A20HA), an important monogenic etiology of Behçet's disease (BD), is caused by loss-of-function mutations in TNFAIP3. Although monocytes play an important role…Abstract Number: 1237 • ACR Convergence 2022
Assessment of Common Femoral Vein Intima-Media Thickness by Ultrasound in Behçet’s Disease: Comparative Study of Patients with or Without Vascular Involvement in a National Referral Center
Background/Purpose: Clinical vascular involvement is present in up to 40% of patients with Behçet’s disease (BD). Increased venous wall thickness assessed with ultrasound (US) has…Abstract Number: 1837 • ACR Convergence 2022
Eales Disease and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome: Not Everything Is Anterior Uveitis in Rheumatology
Background/Purpose: Ocular inflammatory involvement for being closely related to systemic autoimmune diseases is monitored and treated in our rheumatology visits. The most frequently studied by…Abstract Number: 1251 • ACR Convergence 2022
Venous Halo Sign Detected with Superb Microvascular Imaging in Behçet Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) is a novel technique that provides a more sensitive assessment of small vessels compared to color Doppler US (CDUS), by…Abstract Number: 2231 • ACR Convergence 2022
Earlier and More Aggressive Treatment of Major Organ Involvement with Biologics May Prevent Relapses or Further New Organ Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
Background/Purpose: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the eye, nervous system (CNS), vascular and gastrointestinal systems (GIS) as well as skin, mucosa,…Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2022
Does Vein Wall Thickness Have Prognostic Value in Behcet’s Disease? A Prospective Follow up Study
Background/Purpose: We reported the first controlled ultrasound study showing increased common femoral vein(CFV) thickness in Behçet's Disease(BD),1 and showed that this is a distinctive feature…Abstract Number: 1556 • ACR Convergence 2022
Distinct Clinical and Therapeutic Features Between Parenchymal and Non-parenchymal Manifestations in Neurobehçet’s Disease
Background/Purpose: Ocular and Neurobehçet's Disease (NBD) are the most severe manifestations of Behcet's disease. NBD can be classified as a) primary neural parenchymal lesions, also…Abstract Number: 1557 • ACR Convergence 2022
Microvascular Involvement in Behçet’s Disease: Study of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Patients from a National Referral Center
Background/Purpose: Ocular and mucocutaneous manifestations of Behçet's disease (BD) are globally recognized and widely studied [Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Dec;71(12):2081-2089, Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2020 Sep-Oct;38 Suppl…Abstract Number: 1558 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prevalence, Phenotypical Clinical Clusters and Treatment of Neurobehçet’s Disease: Study in Northern Spain
Background/Purpose: Behçet's disease (BD) may present with different clinical phenotypes. Ocular and Neurobehçet's Disease (NBD) are severe complications. Data on NBD epidemiology, clinical phenotype and…Abstract Number: 1863 • ACR Convergence 2021
Consistent Efficacy with Apremilast in Men and Women to Treat Oral Ulcers Associated with Behçet’s Syndrome: Results from Phase 3 Researching Oral Apremilast Safety and Efficacy in Behçet’s Disease (RELIEF) Study
Background/Purpose: Painful, recurring oral ulcers (OU) associated with Behçet’s syndrome negatively affect quality of life (QoL). Differences across sexes were reported in the frequency of…Abstract Number: 1870 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparative Study on Anti-TNF vs Tocilizumab for Treatment of Refractory Uveitic Cystoid Macular Edema Due to Behcet’s Disease: Multicenter Study of 49 Patients
Background/Purpose: Posterior segment involvement is the most serious affection of uveitis in Behçet’s disease (BD), with cystoid macular edema (CME) being the leading cause of…Abstract Number: 1873 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Importance of Lower Extremity Vein Wall Thickness in Patients with Behcet’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Behçet’s syndrome (BS) is a multisystemic chronic vasculitic disease that has mucocutaneous and joint involvement in addition to vascular, neurological and gastrointestinal involvement (1).…Abstract Number: 1876 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Prospective Observational Cohort Study and Systematic Review of 40 Patients with Mouth and Genital Ulcers with Inflamed Cartilage (MAGIC) Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage (MAGIC) syndrome is a rare and poorly understood entity with clinical features of both relapsing polychondritis (RP)…Abstract Number: 1881 • ACR Convergence 2021
Surgical Outcomes After Operative Procedures in Patients with Behcet’s Disease
Background/Purpose: Behcet's disease (BD) is characterized by hyper-inflammatory response to trauma, which is called the pathergy phenomenon. Therefore, there are concerns about post-operative complications when…Abstract Number: 1883 • ACR Convergence 2021
Neuro-Behcet’s Disease: 20 Years Single Center Experience of Cyclophosphamide for Induction of Remission
Background/Purpose: Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis. Neurological involvement, also known as Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD), leads to great morbimortality. Diagnosis is challenging, since clinical…
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