title: A case of possible Behçet's disease, preceded by recurrent knee arthropathy for 5 years, effectively treated with oral colchicine.
abstract: We report a case of possible Behçet's disease (BD) preceded by arthropathy for 5 years. A 29-year-old man experienced right knee swelling and pain since April 1999. Thorough examinations were performed, yet a diagnosis was not established. In December 2004 he experienced recurrent aphtha, following folliculitis-like skin lesions. A human leukocyte antigen examination revealed a positive B51 allele and his illness was diagnosed as possible Behçet disease. Colchicine was administered and his symptoms were ameliorated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Kasukabe Central General Hospital, 5-9-4 Midori-cho, Kasukabe, 344-0063, Japan. drsugi@s3.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugisaki
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogasa
authors.forename: Syuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okubo
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D059949:HLA-B51 Antigen; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006074:Gout Suppressants; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D059949:HLA-B51 Antigen; D003078:Colchicine