Vascular involvement in Behçet’s disease

Introduction Behçet’s disease is a chronic recurrent inflammatory disorder usually affecting many organs. The disease derives its name from Hulusi Behçet,1 a Turkish dermatologist, who in 1936 described the symptomatic triad of oral and genital ulcers, and uveitis. The clinical manifestations include a variety of skin and mucosal lesions, uveitis that may result in blindness, a wide range of central nervous system abnormalities, major vessel disease, musculoskeletal problems, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Patients are usually 20-30 years old at the time of onset of the disease.2