Chapter 1 Introductory Chapter: Behcet’s Disease - An Overview Müzeyyen Gönül and Selda Pelin Kartal Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69050 1. Introduction Behçet’s disease (BD) is a...
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Chapter 1 Introductory Chapter: Behcet’s Disease - An Overview Müzeyyen Gönül and Selda Pelin Kartal Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69050 1. Introduction Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disease with unknown etiology [1]. It may affect vascular, gastrointestinal, neurologic, articular, pulmonary, cardiac, and urogenital systems [1, 2]. 2. History The disease was first described by a Turkish dermatologist, Hulusi Behçet, in 1937 as a triple symptom complex; aphthous stomatitis, genital ulcers, and relapsing uveitis [2]. Hulusi Behçet was born in 1889 in Istanbul/Turkey. In 1910, he became a medical doctor, and in 1914, he received a dermatologist title. In 1933, he became a professor of dermatology and venereal diseases. Hulusi Behçet is the first academician with a titled professor in the history of Turkish academy. Hulusi Behçet observed aphthous symptoms in the mouth and genital area and sever
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