Behcet's disease presenting as chronic aphthous stomatitis in a child.
Behcet's disease is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory disease of unknown cause that involves mucous surfaces, skin, eyes, joints, and the CNS. Although not reported in the pediatric literature, some cases start in childhood. This report describes a child whose chronic oral and genital ulcers preceded recognition of her gastrointestinal tract, eye, and CNS disease for nine years. The current knowledge of Behcet's disease in children is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010502:Perineum; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000175:diagnosis; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000175:diagnosis*