Behçet syndrome: Is it one condition?

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-280

  Yazici, H ^a   Ugurlu, S ^a   Seyahi, E ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Autoinflammatory diseases; Beh et's syndrome; Crohn's disease; Phenotypic clusters; Seronegative spondarthritis

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; ETANERCEPT; GEVOKIZUMAB; THALIDOMIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACNE; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPISCLERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INHERITANCE; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BEHCET SYNDROME; HUMANS;

EID: 84871656520     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: 15590267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-012-8319-x     Document Type: Article

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