title: The ten-year mortality in Behçet's syndrome.
abstract: We surveyed the 10-yr mortality among 152 Behçet's syndrome (BS) patients who had registered at a BS out-patient clinic and compared it to the expected mortality in the general population. Information on mortality was available in 79% of the study group, among whom six patients (all males) had died. The observed mortality of two patients in the 15-24 yr age bracket was significantly above that expected in the general population. BS is a cause of increased mortality in the young male patients
authors.affiliation: Behçet's Syndrome Research Centre, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Başaran
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hamuryudan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hizli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yurdakul
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tüzün
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozyazgan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dimitriyadis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology