Behçet’s Disease: A Case Series of 5 Patients in the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Author:
Wan Ahmad Kamal Wan Syameen Afira
;
Min Moon Tang
;
Suganthi Thevarajah
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behçet’s disease;
systemic vasculitides;
neurological manifestation
- From:Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
2017;38(June):72-78
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Behcet’s disease (BD) is a variant of systemic vasculitides characterized by recurrent oral aphthous
ulcers, recurrent genital ulcers with eyes, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, joints, neurological and others
organ involvement. Here we aim to describe the demography, clinical patterns and the treatment of 5
cases of BD presented to the Department of Dermatology Hospital Kuala Lumpur between 2002 and
2016. All the patients had a delay in their diagnosis. The clinical characteristics and the choices of
treatment in our patients did not differ greatly compared to the reports from other countries. BD could
be under-diagnosed in Malaysia as the presenting symptoms are non-specific. Therefore, a high index
of suspicion is needed.
