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Undiagnosed Behçet's Disease Presenting as Fournier's Gangrene in a Young Male

Behçet's disease is rare, especially in the paediatric population. In this case, a healthy 16-year-old made presented with discrete scrotal ulcers and systemic illness. He was found to have Fournier's gangrene and with subsequent investigation was diagnosed with Behçet's disease as an...

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Autores principales: Winyard, Jasmine C., Wong, Anton, Rashed, Hala, Mellon, John K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8481032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34603814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6626909
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Sumario:Behçet's disease is rare, especially in the paediatric population. In this case, a healthy 16-year-old made presented with discrete scrotal ulcers and systemic illness. He was found to have Fournier's gangrene and with subsequent investigation was diagnosed with Behçet's disease as an underlying cause. A PubMed search reveals no similar case reports. His only risk factors for Fournier's gangrene was his raised body mass index. His only risk factor for Behçet's disease was his ethnic origin. An understanding of risk factors and epidemiology can raise suspicion of these rare pathologies.