Behcet's disease associated with amyloidosis.
The association of Behcet's disease and amyloidosis is relatively rare. We present two patients with Behcet's disease who developed amyloidosis during the course of their illness. The relation of amyloidosis with Behcet's disease is not clear. We discuss the possible etiopathogenetic factors.
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male