IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES (BEHCET'S SYNDROME Flashcards
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CONCEPT/CAUSE
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ABNORMAL IMMUNE PROCESS TRIGGERED BY INFECTIOUS OR ENVIRONMENTAL ANTIGEN IN A GENETICALLY PREDISPOSED INDIVIDUAL
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SYMPTOMES
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SMALL VESSEL VASCULITIS
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INCIDENCE
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- MALES
- 30-40 YEARS
- ESPECIALLY: TURKEY, JAPAN/EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES
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CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC
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RECURRENT ORAL/GENITAL APHTHOUS-TYPE ULCERS/CONJUNCTIVITIS/UVEITIS/ARTHRITIS/HEADCHE/CNN SYMPTOMS
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CLINICALLY INTRAORALLY
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- LESIONS SIMILAR APHTHOUS ULCERATION (HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS/SAME DURATION AND FREQUENCY)
- 3 FORMS ORAL APHTHOUS STOMATITIS MAY BE SEEN
- MAJORITY PATIENTS: RESEMBLE MINOR APHTHOUS ULCERATIONS
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PLACES
A
SOFT PALATE/OROPHARYNX
7
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TREATMENT
A
STEROIDS/IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS
