| Comparison of the clinical features of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and Beh??et's disease. | |
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PMID: 19549229 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND; Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) presents a diagnostic problem in Beh??et's disease (BD), particularly when it occurs as the only or earliest feature of the disease. To date, there have been only a few reports studying the differences in characteristics between RAS and BD. AIM: To examine the clinical differences between RAS and BD using a large group of patients. METHODS: A retrospective review was carried out, analysing demographic data, the clinical features of the oral ulcer, and the major and minor symptoms of BD of 1643 patients with RAS and 3527 patients with BD presenting from 1995 to 2001. RESULTS: BD had a greater female predominance, and major oral ulcers were significantly more common in BD than in RAS (P < 0.001). Involvement of multiple sites was also more common in BD than in RAS, and the menstrual cycle had more influence on oral ulcers in patients with BD (P < 0.001). Minor symptoms such as articular, neurological and vascular symptoms and epididymitis were also seen more often in BD than in RAS (P < 0.001), and in particularly, patients with BD had a significantly higher frequency of articular symptoms than did patients with RAS (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: These findings may provide guidelines for the clinical differentiation between RAS and BD. In addition, patients with multiple major aphthae, particularly with articular symptoms, should be closely followed up for the development of BD, and the possibility of other diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease should also be considered. |
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Authors:
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S H Oh; E C Han; J H Lee; D Bang |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-06-17 |
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Title: Clinical and experimental dermatology Volume: 34 ISSN: 1365-2230 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Exp. Dermatol. Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
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Created Date: 2009-07-28 Completed Date: 2010-01-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7606847 Medline TA: Clin Exp Dermatol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e208-12 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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Adolescent Adult Behcet Syndrome / complications, pathology* Diagnosis, Differential Disease Progression Female Humans Male Practice Guidelines as Topic Recurrence Retrospective Studies Stomatitis, Aphthous / etiology, pathology* |
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