ArticleScientific reports2024
Clinical characteristics and quality of life of patients with Behcet's disease with arthritis in Japan.
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Arthritis is one of the most common symptoms of Behcet's Disease (BD) observed in 57% of Japanese patients with BD. The relationship between arthritis and other clinical symptoms of BD and the impact of arthritis on the quality of life (QOL) of patients with BD are still unclear. Therefore, the current study aimed to clarify the differences in clinical symptoms depending on the presence or absence of arthritis and evaluate the impact of arthritis on QOL in these patients. Fifty-three Japanese patients diagnosed with BD and being treated for more than 6 months were included in this study. Patients were divided based on the presence of arthritis symptoms into an arthritis and a non-arthritis group. Clinical symptoms, disease activity, and QOL of both groups were compared using the Patient's global assessment (PGA), Evaluator's global assessment (EGA), and Behcet's disease current activity form (BDCAF) as indices of disease activity. To evaluate disease activity related to lesions other than arthritis, BDCAF excluding arthritis items was also calculated. The Behcet's disease quality of life (BDQOL) scale was used to assess patients' QOL. Oral ulcers and skin lesions were significantly more frequent in the arthritis group than in the non-arthritis group (p = 0.009 and 0.048, respectively). Among skin domains, papulopustular lesions tended to be more frequent in the arthritis group. EGA and BDCAF (both including and excluding arthritis-related items) scores were significantly higher in the arthritis group (p = 0.019, < 0.0001, and 0.0004 respectively). Although PGA and BDQOL tended to be higher in the arthritis group, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. The disease course in Japanese BD patients with arthritis was more frequently complicated by oral ulcers and skin lesions than in those without arthritis. In addition, BD patients with arthritis tended to have generally higher disease activity and low QOL than their non-arthritis counterparts. Further research is required to confirm these results.
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