The prevalence of Behçet's syndrome in a rural area in northern Turkey.
We conducted a field survey to establish the prevalence of Behçet's syndrome among all the inhabitants aged 10 years or older in a village in northern Turkey. The prevalence of Behçet's syndrome was 19/5,131. There were 13 females and 6 males. None had eye involvement. Pathergy test was positive in 6/18 (33%) and 5/19 carried HLA-B5 (26%), suggesting that the previously established association of HLA-B5 in Behçet's syndrome is mainly true for hospital based populations. Moreover, the pathergy test was less commonly positive in milder disease.
Yurdakul
S
S
Department of Medicine (Division of Rheumatology), Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
Günaydin
I
I
Tüzün
Y
Y
Tankurt
N
N
Pazarli
H
H
Ozyazgan
Y
Y
Yazici
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012423:Rural Health; D014421:Turkey
D006680:HLA Antigens