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…Abstract Number: 1885 • ACR Convergence 2021
Biological Therapy in Refractory Neurobehçet’s Disease. Multicenter Study of 42 Patients
Background/Purpose: Neurobehçet’s disease (NBD) is a severe complication of Behcet's disease (BD). Despite well-established therapies, with glucocorticoids and conventional immunosuppressants (cIS) a significant proportion of…Abstract Number: 1887 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evidence-Based Behçet’s Disease Activity Scale (EBDA) – A New Instrument with Improved Acuity for Major Organ Disease Activity and Remission Depth Assessment
Background/Purpose: Most current Behçet’s disease (BD) activity assessment tools are strongly based on patient-reported symptoms and findings allowing a wide range of observer-dependent interpretations and…Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Ocular Comorbidities and Blindness Among Patients with Behçet’s Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study in Korea
Background/Purpose: To examine the risk of ocular comorbidities in a nation-wide cohort of patients with Behçet’s disease (BD) compared to general population in Korea.Methods: We…Abstract Number: 1050 • ACR Convergence 2021
Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Ophthalmological Manifestations in Behçet’s Disease: Study of 50 Patients of a Series of 120 Patients in a Region in Northern Spain
Background/Purpose: Ophthalmological involvement is one of the most feared manifestations of Behçet’s disease.The aim of this study was to define the main demographic and clinical…Abstract Number: 1109 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparison of Diagnostic Criteria in Behçet’s Disease and Sensitivity in Diagnosing Severe Manifestations
Background/Purpose: Behçet disease (BD) is characterized by painful recurrent oral aphthosis genital ulcers and skin lesions. Nevertheless, the major causes of morbidity result from ocular,…Abstract Number: 1727 • ACR Convergence 2021
Behcet’s Disease: A Meta-analysis of Pregnancy Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Behcet’s disease is a systemic inflammatory disease which commonly presents with episodes of acute inflammation, oral and genital ulcers, uveitis and skin lesions. It…