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SynthesisClinical rheumatology2026

Epidemiology and clinical features of Behçet's disease in the Middle East and North Africa:A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Roaa Aljohani, Samar Alharbi

Abstract readSystematic ReviewMeta-Analysis
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinical rheumatology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Roaa AljohaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. roaahmad@taibahu.edu.sa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3201-1308
Samar AlharbiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of Behçet's disease (BD) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, providing updated pooled estimates and identifying gaps in current epidemiological knowledge. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting the prevalence, epidemiology, or clinical features of BD in the MENA region, published in PubMed, MEDLINE, and Web of Science databases from 2014 onward. The eligible studies had observational designs and diagnoses based on internationally validated criteria. The study quality was assessed using the AXIS and MINORS tools. Pooled prevalence estimates and clinical feature proportions were calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CI); heterogeneity was quantified using I

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Behcet SyndromeAfrica, NorthernFemaleHumansMaleMiddle EastMiddle Eastern PeoplePrevalenceBehçet’s diseaseEpidemiologyMeta-analysisMiddle EastNorth AfricaPrevalence

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PMID41706278

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