Behçet's Disease

Inflammatory disorder of blood vessels characterized by:
- Mouth sores- aphthous ulcers usually first sign
- Genital sores- (75%) small ulcers on scrotum or labia
- Erythema Nodosum- painful red skin nodules
- Also puss filled bumps in the skin
- Arthritis
- Ocular Inflammation (66%)
  - Conjunctivitis
  - Uveitis
    - Panuveitis with vasculitis
- Rare associations
  - inflammation of the brain or spinal cord
  - blood clots, aneurism, GI vasculitis
- Typically symptoms start in the 20's or 30's