Abstract
Behcet's syndrome is being detected increasingly in Korea. To collect and document information concerning the clinical picture as it is records the patients seen in our clinic in the period between November 1983 and March 1986 were used as source material. In summary, it was found that (1) the total number of patients who had two major symptoms at least were 410, including 170 men and 240 women; (2) Patients in their thirties were the most common, the mean age being 34.6 years; (3) according to Lehner's classification, the order of frequency of the different types was mucocutaneous (52%), ocular (33), arthritic (14%) and neurologic (1%) and according to Shimizu's classification, it was incomplete (39%), suspected (37%), and complete (24%); (4) oral ulcers, which had observed in 407 patients were the most frequent major symptom, followed by genital ulcers in 338 patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 72-78 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Yonsei medical journal |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 Jan 1 |
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Behcet's syndrome in Korea : A look at the clinical picture. / Kim, H. J.; Bang, D.; Lee, S. H.; Yang, D. S.; Kim, D. H.; Lee, K. H.; Lee, S.; Kim, H. B.; Hong, W. P.
In: Yonsei medical journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 01.01.1988, p. 72-78.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Behcet's syndrome in Korea
T2 - A look at the clinical picture
AU - Kim, H. J.
AU - Bang, D.
AU - Lee, S. H.
AU - Yang, D. S.
AU - Kim, D. H.
AU - Lee, K. H.
AU - Lee, S.
AU - Kim, H. B.
AU - Hong, W. P.
PY - 1988/1/1
Y1 - 1988/1/1
N2 - Behcet's syndrome is being detected increasingly in Korea. To collect and document information concerning the clinical picture as it is records the patients seen in our clinic in the period between November 1983 and March 1986 were used as source material. In summary, it was found that (1) the total number of patients who had two major symptoms at least were 410, including 170 men and 240 women; (2) Patients in their thirties were the most common, the mean age being 34.6 years; (3) according to Lehner's classification, the order of frequency of the different types was mucocutaneous (52%), ocular (33), arthritic (14%) and neurologic (1%) and according to Shimizu's classification, it was incomplete (39%), suspected (37%), and complete (24%); (4) oral ulcers, which had observed in 407 patients were the most frequent major symptom, followed by genital ulcers in 338 patients.
AB - Behcet's syndrome is being detected increasingly in Korea. To collect and document information concerning the clinical picture as it is records the patients seen in our clinic in the period between November 1983 and March 1986 were used as source material. In summary, it was found that (1) the total number of patients who had two major symptoms at least were 410, including 170 men and 240 women; (2) Patients in their thirties were the most common, the mean age being 34.6 years; (3) according to Lehner's classification, the order of frequency of the different types was mucocutaneous (52%), ocular (33), arthritic (14%) and neurologic (1%) and according to Shimizu's classification, it was incomplete (39%), suspected (37%), and complete (24%); (4) oral ulcers, which had observed in 407 patients were the most frequent major symptom, followed by genital ulcers in 338 patients.
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