Behcet's disease

Question 1

Definition

Answer 1

rare disorder that causes blood vessel inflammation throughout your body

Question 2

Causes

Answer 2

Autoimmune disorder

Likely that genetic and environmental factors play a role in the disease developing

Risk factors:
– age- 20s and 30s
– sex- more severe in men
– genes- certain genes make it more likely to get bahcets

Question 3

Symptoms

Answer 3

Symptoms can vary from person to person

Areas commonly affected by Bahcet’s disease:
– mouth- painful mouth sores
– skin- sores on body
– genitals- sores can occur on the scrotum
– eyes
– joints
– blood vessels
– digestive system
– brain