BEHÇET’S DISEASE: REPORT OF 3 CASES

Abstract

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a rare systemic vasculitis with poorly understood etiology. It is clinically characterized by recurrent multiple ulcers in the mouth and skin, ocular, genital, and articular manifestations, and central nervous system and gastrointestinal involvement. We report 3 cases of Behçet’s disease with oral manifestation. At intraoral physical examination, all patients exhibited multiple, diffuse, painful, ulcerated lesions. The main locations were buccal, labial, and tongue mucosa. The diagnosis of the BD was based on the clinical and laboratory characteristics with positivity for the pathergy test. Treatment was performed using of topical and systemic corticosteroids, oral suspension nystatin, topical chamomile (Ad-muc), and photobiomodulation therapy. Patient exhibited lesion healing with improvement of symptoms and remains in follow-up. Behçet’s disease (BD) is a rare systemic vasculitis with poorly understood etiology. It is clinically characterized by recurrent multiple ulcers in the mouth and skin, ocular, genital, and articular manifestations, and central nervous system and gastrointestinal involvement. We report 3 cases of Behçet’s disease with oral manifestation. At intraoral physical examination, all patients exhibited multiple, diffuse, painful, ulcerated lesions. The main locations were buccal, labial, and tongue mucosa. The diagnosis of the BD was based on the clinical and laboratory characteristics with positivity for the pathergy test. Treatment was performed using of topical and systemic corticosteroids, oral suspension nystatin, topical chamomile (Ad-muc), and photobiomodulation therapy. Patient exhibited lesion healing with improvement of symptoms and remains in follow-up.