Abstract
Clinical signs and features include:
Hallmark is recurrent aphthous ulcers: three types: minor (<10 mm), major (>10 mm; more painful and more likely to scar), herpetiform
Oral ulcers are usually the earliest manifestation of disease and may be the only symptom for many years
The disease usually first presents during the third decade of life and affects males and females equally
Genital ulcers occur in 57–93 % of patients and subside after weeks and recur in days to months
Ulcers affect the scrotum rather than the glans penis and the labia minora and majora
Clinical signs and features include:
Hallmark is recurrent aphthous ulcers: three types: minor (<10 mm), major (>10 mm; more painful and more likely to scar), herpetiform
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Zakko, L., Finch, J., Rothe, M.J., Grant-Kels, J.M. (2013). Behçet’s Syndrome: Dermatological Features. In: Wu, G., Selsky, N., Grant-Kels, J. (eds) Atlas of Dermatological Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6191-3_40
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