title: Pseudo-Behçet's disease associated with tuberculosis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Orogenital ulcer is one of the clinical manifestations of Behçet's disease (BD). However, orogenital ulcer may be observed in various conditions, such as complex aphthous dermatitis and herpes simplex virus infections. Therefore, orogenital ulcer along with skin lesions, including acne or erythema nodosum, may be misdiagnosed as BD, but is actually pseudo-BD instead. We report here a case of pseudo-BD due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in which anti-tuberculous treatment resulted in complete resolution. Furthermore, we review the literature regarding the association of BD and M. tuberculosis infection.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hounoki
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomoto
authors.forename: Tadamichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tobe
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014456:Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents