title: HL-A as a diagnostic aid in incomplete rheumatic syndromes.
abstract: Incomplete Reiter's syndrome (ICRS) and incomplete Behçet's disease (ICBD) have many similar clinical features, making the diagnosis difficult. The association of RS and BD with different HL-A antigens is a help in differentiating between the two diseases. Eight patients with incomplete rheumatic syndrome are described. The results of HL-A typing suggest that five patients had incomplete RS and the other three incomplete BD. The value of tissue typing in the correct diagnosis of incomplete rheumatic syndrome is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens