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ArticleRheumatology international2023

Clinical features of Behçet's disease and prediction of the use of biologics in 488 cases: a single tertiary center study.

Zeliha Kübra Çakan, Burcu Yağız, Yavuz Pehlivan

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zeliha Kübra ÇakanDivision of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey. drzkubraozdemir@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2271-0209
Burcu YağızDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-1986
Yavuz PehlivanDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7054-5351
Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ · TRIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TR

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Abstract

The objectives are to describe the demographic and clinical properties of Behçet's disease (BD) and investigate their relationship with the use of biological agents. Four hundred-eighty-eight patients, (299 (61.3%) males, 189 (38.7%) females), who fulfilled the ISG classification criteria for BD were included, retrospectively. The patient's demographics, disease onset age (DOA), clinical findings of the disease, and the drugs were determined and analyzed statistically. The means of patient age and DOA were 40.7 ± 9.9 and 30.8 ± 8.8 years, respectively. The most common initial findings were oral ulcer (OU)s (30.1%), genital ulcer (GU) (27.5%), ocular involvement (OI) (12.5%), and papulopustular lesion (PPL)s (10.1%). The most common clinical manifestations were OUs (96.9%), PPLs (70.2%), HLA-B51 (64.4%), positive pathergy reaction (26.4%), GU (58.8%), OI (44.7%), erythema nodosum (29.8%), and vascular involvement (VSI) (27.3%). Although, the frequency of GU was higher in females (p = 0.01), PPLs (p = 0.001) and VSI (p = 0.001) were higher in males. Sixty-three (8.9%) patients used a biological agent. Its frequency was higher in younger patients (< 40 years) (p = 0.006), males (p = 0.012) and patients with OI (p = 0.001). Besides, the DOA (p = 0.012) and the current age (p = 0.001) were lower in biological agent users. The possibility of using biological agent was increased in males (OR = 2.2), patients with OI (OR = 2.7) and young patients (OR = 0.9). Mucocutaneous lesions are distinctive features of BD, especially OUs precede other findings. GU was more common in females and PPLs and VSI were in males. The probability of using biologics is higher in males, patients with OI, and young patients.

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Behcet SyndromeBiological ProductsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBiological ProductsBehçet diseaseBehcet syndrome* / epidemiologyBehcet syndrome* / therapyGenderPrognosisRetrospective studies

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