Behçet's disease: treatment of mucocutaneous lesions.
Oral and genital ulcers, and cutaneous vasculitic lesions are considered hallmarks of the disease, and often precede other manifestations. Mucocutaneous lesions figure prominently in the presentation and diagnosis. Therefore, their recognition may permit earlier diagnosis and treatment, with beneficial results for prognosis. This review overviews the current state of knowledge regarding the therapeutic approaches including local and systemic agents for the treatment of mucocutaneous lesions of BD.
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Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. ealpsoy@akdeniz.edu.tr
D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology