Review Article

Behcet’s Disease: Is There Geographical Variation? A Review Far from the Silk Road

Table 4

International Criteria for Behcet’s Disease [17].

SymptomsPoints

Oral aphthosis2
Genital aphthosis2
Ocular lesion2
Skin lesion1
Neurological manifestation1
Vascular manifestation1
Positive pathergy test1

(a) Point score system: scoring ≥4 indicates Behcet’s diagnosis [17].
(b) Pathergy test is optional and the primary scoring system does not include pathergy testing. However, where pathergy testing is conducted, one extra point may be assigned for a positive result [17].