Coexistence of Behçet's Disease and Autoimmune Disease: Clinical Features of 11 Cases

Cho, Sung Bin; Chun, Eunyoung; Bang, Dongsik; Lee, Kwang Hoon; Lee, Eun‐So; Lee, Sungnack

doi:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00809.x

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“…This study did not find any relation between vitiligo and BD, either. Cho et al examined the presence of autoimmune disease in many BD patients and they reported 11 cases with various autoimmune diseases among their 473 patients with BD [23]. Of 11 patients, four had autoimmune thyroiditis.…”

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Thyroid Autoimmunity and Behçet’s Disease: Is There a Significant Association?

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Pekdemir

et al. 2013

The Scientific World Journal

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Background. Behcet's disease (BD) could be regarded as an autoimmune disease in many aspects. Autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) is frequently accompanied by other various autoimmune diseases. Nevertheless, there is not still enough data showing the association between BD and ATD. In addition, no controlled study is present in the PubMed, which evaluates thyroidal autoimmunity using antithyroid peroxidase antibody in a large series of patients with BD. Methods. We aimed to investigate the frequency of ATD in patients with BD. The study included 124 patients with BD and 99 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. Results. Autoimmune thyroiditis was noted in 21 cases (16.9%) with BD. In the control group, 22 cases (22.22%) were diagnosed as autoimmune thyroiditis. There was no difference between the groups in respect to thyroid autoantibodies (P > 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between baseline TSH levels of the BD patients and of the controls (P > 0.05). Statistically, the mean serum free T4 levels of the patients with BD were higher than those of the controls (P < 0.001). Conclusions. No association could be found between BD and ATD. Therefore, it is not of significance to investigate thyroid autoimmunity in BD.

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Thyroid Autoimmunity and Behçet’s Disease: Is There a Significant Association?

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Pekdemir

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A rare coexistence of Behcet’s disease and Graves’ thyrotoxicosis in a young man: a case report

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Shahriar

Sharma

et al. 2020

Oxford Medical Case Reports

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Behcet’s disease is a recurrent systemic vasculitic disorder. It manifests most commonly in the form of skin lesions, oral and genital ulcers and uveitis. Graves’ thyrotoxicosis is an autoimmune disorder characterized by excessive production of thyroid hormones. We present a case of a 41-year-old male of Turkish descent who had symptoms of arthralgia, rash, palpitations and weight loss. Bloods tests showed raised inflammatory markers and biochemical evidence of severe autoimmune thyrotoxicosis. The patient was HLA-B51-negative, and pathergy test was inconclusive. A diagnosis of Behcet’s disease was made on constellation of clinical symptoms. The patient was treated with carbimazole and prednisolone followed by azathioprine. The coexistence of Behcet’s disease and Graves’ disease in the same patient is very rare. Further studies are required to determine if there is a pathological association between these two conditions.

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Coexistence of Behçet's Disease and Autoimmune Disease: Clinical Features of 11 Cases

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Thyroid Autoimmunity and Behçet’s Disease: Is There a Significant Association?

Thyroid Autoimmunity and Behçet’s Disease: Is There a Significant Association?

A rare coexistence of Behcet’s disease and Graves’ thyrotoxicosis in a young man: a case report

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