Behcet's disease presenting with recurrent ocular, oral, and scrotal inflammatory lesions in a young Tanzanian man: a case report

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Behcet's disease (BD) is a rare condition which is diagnosed clinically. Only few cases have been reported in sub-Saharan Africa. We report a Tanzanian male who presented with typical features of BD and was successfully treated. There should be an increase in awareness on...

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Autores principales: Meda, John R, Seni, Jeremiah, Mpondo, Bonaventura, Peck, Robert N, Jaka, Hyasinta, Kilonzo, Semvua B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25356270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.79
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Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Behcet's disease (BD) is a rare condition which is diagnosed clinically. Only few cases have been reported in sub-Saharan Africa. We report a Tanzanian male who presented with typical features of BD and was successfully treated. There should be an increase in awareness on BD to improve the management.

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