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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.36660/abcimg.20230014i
Behçet’s disease is an inflammatory, multisystemic, relapsing syndrome of unknown etiology. It involves heterogeneous clinical manifestations such as: recurrent oral ulcers, ocular inflammation, genital ulcers, and skin lesions. More severe manifestations may occur due to vasculitis of small and large arteries and/or veins with formation of arterial aneurysms or thrombosis, in addition to neurological or gastrointestinal involvement. Diagnosis is clinical and mainly symptomatic, and treatment may include corticosteroids with or without immunosuppressants and, eventually, other interventions for more severe manifestations. […]
Keywords: Behçet disease; Doppler ultrasonography; Ultrasonography, Doppler; vasculitis