Review Article
Behcet’s Disease: Is There Geographical Variation? A Review Far from the Silk Road
Table 5
Summary of recommended treatment [
41,
42].
| Manifestation | Treatment |
| Mucocutaneous | | Mild | Topical steroids | Moderate to severe | Initial: | | Systemic steroid | | Colchicine | | Refractory case: | | Azathioprine | | Interferon α | Eye | Initial: | | Systemic steroid + azathioprine | | Refractory case: | | (1st) Cyclosporine A + steroid + azathioprine | | (2nd) Interferon α +/− systemic steroid | Arthritis | (1st) Colchicine | | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug | | (2nd) Azathioprine | | Interferon | Vessels | | Deep venous thrombosis | Azathioprine | | Cyclosporine A | | Cyclophosphamide (larger vessels) | Arterial aneurysm | Cyclophosphamide + systemic steroid | Neurological | Cyclophosphamide (drug of choice) | | Cyclosporine A (contraindicated) | Gastrointestinal | Systemic steroid | | Sulfasalazine | | Azathioprine |
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