Behçet’s Disease

van der Wal, Jacqueline E.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_2780-1

Jacqueline E. van der Wal³

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Adamantiades syndrome; Behcet’s syndrome

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A multisystem disease that presents with ulcerations of the mucous membranes (orogenital aphthous ulcerations) and ocular inflammation. It can also involve visceral organs such as the gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and neurological systems.

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Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jacqueline E. van der Wal

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J.H.J.M. van Krieken

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van der Wal, J.E. (2018). Behçet’s Disease. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_2780-1

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_2780-1
Received: 24 April 2018
Accepted: 24 April 2018
Published: 02 July 2018
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-28845-1
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