title: Recurrent Oral and Genital Ulcers in an Infant: Neonatal Presentation of Pediatric Behçet Disease.
abstract: Behçet disease is a complex, multisystem disease characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcerations. It rarely occurs in infants or children. Neonatal Behçet disease has been reported in infants whose ulcers resolve at or before 9 weeks of age. Few cases of neonatal Behçet disease persisting into childhood have previously been reported. We report the case of a 1-month-old infant who presented with severe recurrent genital ulcerations and at 6 months developed recurrent oral ulcerations. Her orogenital ulcerations continue to recur. Human leukocyte antigen testing revealed HLA-B51 and B44 positivity. This is a case of pediatric Behçet disease in the neonatal period. Behçet disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent genital and oral ulcerations in infants and children.
authors: University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors: Emma F
authors: EF
authors: Johnson
authors: Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors: Danielle M
authors: DM
authors: Hawkins
authors: Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors: Laura K
authors: LK
authors: Gifford
authors: Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.|Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors: Aimee C
authors: AC
authors: Smidt
mesh_terms: D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*