Dermatologic manifestation of Behcet's disease.
10.3349/ymj.1997.38.6.380
- Author:
Eun So LEE
1
;
Dongsik BANG
;
Sungnack LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. esl@madang.ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Skin lesions;
Behcet's disease
- MeSH:
Behcet's Syndrome/pathology*;
Human;
Skin/pathology*
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1997;38(6):380-389
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dermatologic lesions in Behcet's disease are regarded as important manifestation for diagnosis. Various kinds of cutaneous lesions appear in patients with Behcet's disease. They present as erythema nodosum-like lesion, papulopustular eruption, erythema multiforme-like lesion, thrombophlebitis, skin ulcer, Sweet's syndrome-like lesion, bullous necrotizing vasculitis, and pyoderma gangrenosum. The hyperreactivity of the skin to any intracutaneous injection or needle prick, which is known as pathergy, is one clinically-unique feature of the disease.
