Behcet's Disease: An In-Depth Review about Pathogenesis, Gastrointestinal Manifestations, and Management

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Background: Behcet's disease (BD) is a complex inflammatory vascular disorder that follows a relapsing-remitting course with diverse clinical manifestations. The prevalence of the disease varies throughout the globe and targets different age-groups. There are many variations of BD; however, intestinal BD is not only more common but has many signs and symptoms. Summary: BD is a relapsing-remitting inflammatory vascular disorder with multiple system involvement, affecting vessels of all types and sizes that targets young adults. The etiology of BD is unknown but many factors including genetic mechanisms, vascular changes, hypercoagulability, and dysregulation of immune function are believed to be responsible. BD usually presents with signs and symptoms of ulcerative disease of the small intestine; endoscopy being consistent with the clinical manifestations. The mainstay of treatment depends upon the severity of the disease. Corticosteroids are recommended for severe forms of the disease and aminosalicylic acids are used in maintaining remission in mild to moderate forms of the disease. Key Messages: In this review, we have tried to summarize in the present review the clinical manifestations, differential diagnoses, and management of intestinal BD. Hopefully, this review will enable health policymakers to ponder over establishing clear endpoints for treatment, surveillance investigations, and creating robust algorithms.

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Nguyen, A., Upadhyay, S., Javaid, M. A., Qureshi, A. M., Haseeb, S., Javed, N., … Sheikh, A. B. (2021, December 4). Behcet’s Disease: An In-Depth Review about Pathogenesis, Gastrointestinal Manifestations, and Management. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases. S. Karger AG. https://doi.org/10.1159/000520696

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