Behcet Syndrome

"Behcet Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Rare chronic inflammatory disease involving the small blood vessels. It is of unknown etiology and characterized by mucocutaneous ulceration in the mouth and genital region and uveitis with hypopyon. The neuro-ocular form may cause blindness and death. SYNOVITIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; gastrointestinal ulcerations; RETINAL VASCULITIS; and OPTIC ATROPHY may occur as well.

Descriptor ID	D001528
MeSH Number(s)	C07.465.075 C11.941.879.780.880.200 C14.907.940.100 C16.320.382.250 C17.800.827.368.250 C17.800.862.150
Concept/Terms	Behcet Syndrome Behcet Syndrome Triple-Symptom Complex Behcet Disease Triple Symptom Complex Complex, Triple Symptom Complices, Triple Symptom Symptom Complex, Triple Symptom Complices, Triple Triple Symptom Complices Adamantiades-Behcet Disease Adamantiades Behcet Disease Adamantiades-Behcet Diseases Disease, Adamantiades-Behcet Diseases, Adamantiades-Behcet Behcet Triple Symptom Complex Old Silk Route Disease Behcet's Syndrome Behcets Syndrome Behçet Disease Behçet Diseases Disease, Behçet Diseases, Behçet

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Diseases [C]
Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
Mouth Diseases [C07.465]
Behcet Syndrome [C07.465.075]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Uveal Diseases [C11.941]
Uveitis [C11.941.879]
Panuveitis [C11.941.879.780]
Uveitis, Anterior [C11.941.879.780.880]
Behcet Syndrome [C11.941.879.780.880.200]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Vasculitis [C14.907.940]
Behcet Syndrome [C14.907.940.100]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases [C16.320.382]
Behcet Syndrome [C16.320.382.250]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Skin Diseases [C17.800]
Skin Diseases, Genetic [C17.800.827]
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases [C17.800.827.368]
Behcet Syndrome [C17.800.827.368.250]
Skin Diseases, Vascular [C17.800.862]
Behcet Syndrome [C17.800.862.150]

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