Review Article

Clinical and Pathological Manifestations with Differential Diagnosis in Behçet's Disease

Table 1

International Study Group criteria for the diagnosis of Behçet’s disease [9].

Recurrent oral ulcerationMinor/major aphthous or herpetiform ulcer observed by the physician or patient which recurred at least three times in one 12-month period

Plus two of the following:
Recurrent genital ulcerationAphthous ulcer or scarring observed by the physician or patient
Eye lesionsAnterior/posterior uveitis, cells in the vitreous on slit-lamp examination or retinal vasculitis observed by an ophthalmologist
Cutaneous lesionsErythema nodosum observed by physician or patient, pseudofolliculitis or papulopustular lesions, or acneiform nodules observed by physician in postadolescent patients not receiving corticosteroids
Positive pathergy testInterpreted by the physician at 24–48 h