A case of Behcet's disease in a patient with albinism.
A 22-year old female suffering from recurrent oral ulcers, genital ulcers, erythema nodosum, and folliculitis, was diagnosed as having Behcet's disease (BD). She has also hypopigmentation of skin and hair, and optic changes associated with albinism including hypopigmentation of the retina, nystagmus, strabismus, and reduced visual acuity. In this report, we discuss the possibility of precipitating factor in BD that the hypersensitivity, mental stress, and drug resistance which is caused by albinism.
Nozaki
Yuji
Y
Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan.
Nagare
Yasuaki
Y
Kinoshita
Koji
K
Urase
Fumiaki
F
Funauchi
Masanori
M
D000328:Adult; D000417:Albinism / Q000150:complications*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans