Authors
Ghodsi SZ, Bahrololoumi Bafruee N, Chams Davatchi C, Akay BN
Publication date
2019/7/1
Journal
Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa
Volume
44
Issue
3
Description
Objective: Behcet's disease (BD), as a vasculitis, can affect small and large vessels. As dermatoscopy has been shown to improve the accuracy in diagnosis of various skin lesions especially vascular patterns, we set this study to find if there is any characteristic pattern in the dermatoscopy of Behcet's mucocutaneous lesions. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional observational study designed to evaluate dermatoscopic features of Behcet's mucocutaneous lesions. Fifty six consecutive patients presenting at the outpatient clinic of the BD Research Unit were included. If present, for each patient one oral, one skin and one genital lesion were evaluated by dermatoscopy. When indicated, pathergy test was performed according to a standard protocol and the results were evaluated by dermatoscopy. Results: A total of 40 oral, 8 genital, 14 skin lesions and 14 pathergy tests were evaluated by dermatoscopy. While …
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