Long-term prognosis of arterial lesions of Behçet's disease

Long-term prognosis of arterial lesions of Behçet's disease

We analyzed the charts of 25 patients with arterial lesion in Behçet's disease with mean follow-up 76 months. We conclude that prognosis is poor. Corticosteroids and surgery if possible is needed, anti-aggregant or anticoagulants and prosthetic rather than venous graft are suitable. This therap...

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Veröffentlicht in:La revue de medecine interne 1993, Vol.14 (10), p.1023
Hauptverfasser: Le Thi Huong, D U, Wechsler, B, Piette, J C, Blétry, O, Papo, T, Vitoux, J M, Kieffer, E, Godeau, P
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Sprache:fre
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Adult
Arteries - pathology
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Behcet Syndrome - therapy
Constriction, Pathologic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Prognosis
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:We analyzed the charts of 25 patients with arterial lesion in Behçet's disease with mean follow-up 76 months. We conclude that prognosis is poor. Corticosteroids and surgery if possible is needed, anti-aggregant or anticoagulants and prosthetic rather than venous graft are suitable. This therapy does not exclude the risk of relapse. Immunosuppressive drugs in addition to corticosteroids seem to be more efficient than corticosteroids alone but the therapeutic modalities need to be define.
ISSN:0248-8663