Behcet's disease presenting with recurrent ocular, oral, and scrotal inflammatory lesions in a young Tanzanian man: a case report

Meda, John R.; Seni, Jeremiah; Mpondo, Bonaventura C. T.; Peck, Robert; Jaka, Hyasinta; Kilonzo, Semvua B.

doi:10.1002/ccr3.79

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“…We believe that Behcet's disease remain misdiagnosed or remain undiagnosed due to unawareness regarding disease among health professionals in these countries. ere was a delay in diagnosis of Behcet's disease, as shown in this case (9 years) and other similar case reports (5.5 and 2 years, respectively, in Comoros and Nigeria) [1,7]. e patient had a typical presentation for BD which fulfills the criteria of the ICBD and International Study Group for Behcet's disease criteria [6], but he was not diagnosed early and was repeatedly treated for sexual transmitted infections.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…It presents with recurrent oral and genital ulcerations and ocular involvement. e prevalence of BD in Ethiopia is not known, and only one case was reported from Ethiopia and only a few cases were reported from sub-Saharan countries [1,2,7]. We believe that Behcet's disease remain misdiagnosed or remain undiagnosed due to unawareness regarding disease among health professionals in these countries.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Behcet's disease (BD), also called as a Bechet's syndrome, is manifested by the recurrent oral ulcers and other systemic manifestations which involves the skin, eye, and cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurologic systems [1][2][3][4]. e pathogenesis of Behcet's disease is not known.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…e pathogenesis of Behcet's disease is not known. It is a variable-sized vessel vasculitis with polygenic genetic predisposition usually triggered by infectious agent [1]. e prevalence of Behcet's disease in Ethiopia is not known, and only one case was reported from Ethiopia in 1997 [2].…”

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Behcet’s Disease with Upper GI Bleeding

Getachew

Seyoum

Debebe

2020

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

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Introduction. Behcet’s disease is a multisystem disease. In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of this disease is not known, with only one case report from Ethiopia. Case Presentation. We describe a case of a 29-year-old Ethiopian male who presented to the emergency room of Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital with 4 days history of back pain, recurrent history of oral and genital ulcers, right eye blindness, chronic cerebral vein thrombosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, aortic aneurysm with dissection, and positive pathergy test. He is retrospectively diagnosed with Behcet’s disease according to both the International Criteria for Behcet’s Disease (ICBD) and the International Study Group (ISG) consensus. Conclusion. Even if Behcet’s disease is rare in sub-Saharan Africa, it is important to know the clinical presentation for timely diagnosis and urgent management.

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confidence: 94%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Behcet’s Disease with Upper GI Bleeding

Getachew

Seyoum

Debebe

2020

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

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“…It is rare in sub-Saharan Africa with no data available on its actual prevalence [ 7 ]. However, reports from the continent suggest that lack of awareness of the disease suggest that it is possibly under-diagnosed [ 8 ].…”

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Superior vena cava syndrome revealing a Behçet’s disease

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IntroductionBehçet’s disease (BD) is a rare vasculitis in sub-Saharan Africa. Vascular thrombosis, especially venous, is common in this condition and also constitutes a basic diagnostic criterion. Its affection of the superior vena cava is rather rare with only a few cases described in the literature.Case reportA 42-year-old male patient was seen at consultation presenting with a pulsatile, warm and slightly painful right latero-cervical swelling extending to the supraclavicular fossa with the presence of collateral venous circulation for three weeks prior to presentation associated with a mild headache. There were oral and genital ulcerations and erythematous skin lesions associated with a history of inflammatory recurrent arthralgia. Chest computed tomo-angiography showed cruoric internal jugular vein thrombosis extending to the superior vena cava with significant venous collateral circulation. The patient was treated with prednisolone (1 mg/kg/day) and colchicine (2 mg/day), as well as anticoagulation with heparin and vitamin K antagonist (Acenocoumarol) with regular INR monitoring. Clinical evolution was favorable during hospitalization, with residual discrete right supraclavicular swelling. There was no bleeding associated with anticoagulants use.ConclusionThe case stresses the importance of maintaining a high degree of suspicion for Behçet’s disease in all cases of venous thrombosis.

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Behçet’s Disease

Alpsoy¹

2018

Pigmented Ethnic Skin and Imported Dermatoses

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Behcet's disease presenting with recurrent ocular, oral, and scrotal inflammatory lesions in a young Tanzanian man: a case report

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Behcet’s Disease with Upper GI Bleeding

Behcet’s Disease with Upper GI Bleeding

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