title: Combined thrombophilic factors increase the risk of recurrent thrombotic events in Behcet's disease.
abstract: This retrospective study aims to seek a relationship between the number of thrombotic events and presence of thrombophilic factors in Behcet's disease (BD). Any patient with a vascular problem evaluated for at least one thrombophilic factor was deemed eligible for the present study. Upon an evaluation of their medical records, 96 (23.9%) of the 402 patients diagnosed with BD were determined to have a history of thrombosis. Of these 96 patients, 72 (75%) had only one thrombotic attack, while the remaining 24 (25%) had two or more thrombotic attacks. Thrombophilic parameters were evaluated in only 36 of the 72 patients (50%) who had one thrombotic event (Group I) and in 18 of the 24 patients (75%) who had more than one thrombotic event (Group II). The patients with recurrent thrombotic events had a significantly higher incidence of combined thrombophilias than those patients with only one thrombotic event (8/18, 44%; 4/36, 11%; p < 0.01). The number of the patients free from thrombophilic risk factors was significantly higher in Group I than in Group II (21/36, 58%; 4/18, 22%; p < 0.02). Group II had an increased frequency of combined thrombophilic risk factors (OR 6.4; 95% CI 1.5-25.8) when compared to Group I. No significant differences were found between Groups I and II with respect to clinical features of BD. In conclusion, combined thrombophilias in patients with BD may have a role in the development of recurrent thrombotic events.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: N Şule
authors.initials: NŞ
authors.lastname: Yaşar
authors.forename: Füsun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salgür
authors.forename: Döndü Ü
authors.initials: DÜ
authors.lastname: Cansu
authors.forename: Timuçin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaşifoğlu
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D019774:Blood Coagulation Factor Inhibitors / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019774:Blood Coagulation Factor Inhibitors
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