title: [Mucocutaneous involvement in Behçet's disease].
abstract: The mucocutaneous manifestations of Behçet's disease consist of recurrent buccal aphthous ulcers, mucocutaneous genital aphthous ulcers and cutaneous folliculitis and pseudo-folliculitis, nodular lesions particularly affecting the limbs, which have been recognised more recently. In the absence of any laboratory criteria, mucocutaneous lesions represent a fundamental diagnostic element, as they are almost constant, either right from the onset of the disease or during the course of the disease. Non-specific cutaneous hypersensitivity may also be an important element guiding the diagnosis. These manifestations are due to vasculitis, the fundamental anatomical lesion of Behçet's disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Touraine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000473:pathology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Atteinte cutanéo-muqueuse dans la maladie de Behçet.