Behçet's disease in Brazilian patients: Demographic and clinical features

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2063-2067

  Sachetto, Zoraida ^a   Mahayri, Nazira ^a   Ferraz, Rosemeire Holanda ^a   Costallat, Lilian Teresa Lavras ^a   Bertolo, Manoel Barros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Brazil; Epidemiology; Neurological manifestation; Uveitis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863988477     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-1921-z     Document Type: Article

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