title: [Behcet's disease. Experience of an internal medicine service from 1982 to 1991].
abstract: The authors present the results of a retrospective study on Behçet's disease, concerning 19 patients observed in Medicine Service 2 (Santo António dos Capuchos Hospital) between 1982 and 1991. There were 15 male and 4 female patients, with a mean age of 33. The clinical manifestations were: oral--100%, ocular--100%, genital--89%, articular--79%, cutaneous--68%, general non-specific manifestations--52%, venous--26%, peripheral nervous system--21%, central nervous system--10% and persistent headaches--10%.
authors.affiliation: Serviço 2. Medicina Interna, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: da Cunha
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Castro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Doença de Behçet. Experiência de um serviço de medicina interna entre 1982 e 1991.