Behcet disease - A nonvenereal cause of genital ulceration

Yogesh S Marfatia, Hiral K Patel, Rashmi Mahajan, Kishan NinamaIndian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS 2020 41(2):198-201Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory vascular disease with no diagnostic or pathognomonic test. Here, we present a case of 26-year-old male with a complaint of recurrent oral, genital, and cutaneous lesions. The diagnosis of BD was confirmed on the basis of revised the International Criteria for BD. The case was treated satisfactorily with systemic corticosteroid in the tapering dose and oral Dapsone.
Source: Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research