A Study of Clinical Features and the Worsening Factors among Patients with Behçet's Disease in Japan

Dokkyo Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Nishiyama, Midori ^a   Nakae, Kimihiro ^a   Takahashi, Masanori ^a   Kuriyama, Takao ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Clinical features; HLA B51; Pathergy test; Worsening factors

Indexed keywords

HLA B51 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSTHYMIA; EYE INJURY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN DEFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1042279581     PISSN: 03855023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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