Pektaş Ayhan, Devrim Ilker, Beşbaş Nesrin, Bilginer Yelda, Cengiz Ali Bülent, Ozen Seza
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Turk J Pediatr. 2008 Jan-Feb;50(1):78-80.
Behçet's disease is a systemic vasculitis affecting arterioles and venules and is characterized by recurrent oral ulcers, genital ulcers and ocular inflammation. It can involve any organ but joints, skin, central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract are the most common sites. Here we report an 11-year-old Behçet's disease patient presenting with attacks of myositis accompanied by epididymoorchitis and periodic fever attacks as well as a separate attack of thrombophlebitis.
白塞病是一种影响小动脉和小静脉的系统性血管炎,其特征为复发性口腔溃疡、生殖器溃疡和眼部炎症。它可累及任何器官,但关节、皮肤、中枢神经系统和胃肠道是最常见的受累部位。在此,我们报告一名11岁的白塞病患者,其出现了伴有附睾炎和周期性发热发作的肌炎发作以及一次单独的血栓性静脉炎发作。