Demographic characteristics and ocular involvement in Behçet patients in Southeast Anatolia

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic characteristics of Behcet's disease (BD) patients with and without ocular involvement. Methods: In this retrospective study BD patients followed up between 2009 and 2013 years in ophthalmology and dermatology clinics were reviewed. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the ocular involvement as ocular or non-ocular BD. For each patient, age of onset, gender, family history, and systemic involvement were examined. The frequency of these data was analyzed. Results: Of the 295 patients 177 were ocular BD and 118 were non-ocular BD. Ocular involvement were seen more frequently in male patients than in females. There was no change between the groups in terms of age at onset of the disease, a history of thrombophlebitis or gastrointestinal, pulmonary and joint involvement. Pathergy test positivity and the presence of genital ulcers had more frequent in non-ocular BD. Conclusion: In this study clinical and demographic characteristics of ocular and non-ocular BD patients in the Southeast Anatolian Region of Turkey were presented. A similar study was not performed previously in our region therefore we believe that those data will be useful for diagnosis and follow-up of BD patients. J Clin Exp Invest 2013; 4 (3): 339-342

Keywords

• Behçet disease, eye involvement, demographic characteristics

Güneydoğu Anadolu bölgesindeki Behçet hastalarında oküler tutulum ve demografik özellikler

Öz

Amaç: Kliniğimizde takip edilen oküler tutulumu olan ve olmayan Behçet hastalarının demografik özelliklerini irdelemektir. Yöntemler: Bu retrospektif çalışmada 2009-2013 yılları arasında Behçet hastalığı nedeni ile göz ve dermatoloji kliniklerinde takip edilen olguların verileri tarandı. Hastalar oküler tutulumu olanlar ve olmayanlar olarak 2 gruba ayrıldı. Her bir olgu için başlangıç yaşı, cinsiyet, aile öyküsü ve sistemik tutulum özellikleri incelendi. Verilerin sıklıkları değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Dosya kayıt bilgileri değerlendirilen toplam 295 olgunun 177\'inde oküler tutulum mevcut iken 118\'nde oküler tutulum yoktu. Erkek olgularda oküler tutulum daha fazla izlendi. Gruplar arasında hastalığın başlangıç yaşı, tromboflebit öyküsü, gastrointestinal, pulmoner ve eklem tutulumu açısından farklılık izlenmedi. Paterji testi pozitifliği ve genital ülser varlığı oküler tutulum olmayan olgularda daha fazla izlendi. Sonuç: Yaptığımız çalışma ile Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesindeki oküler tutulumu olan ve olmayan Behçet hastalarının genel özellikleri, klinik ve demografik verileri sunulmuştur. Daha önceden bölgemizde benzer bir çalışma yapılmadığından verilerimizin hastaların tanı ve takiplerinde faydalı olacağı düşünülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Behçet hastalığı, göz tutulumu, demografik özellikler

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