Abstract: The annual incidence of Behcet's Disease (BD) is as high as 300 patients per year. The mean age at the onset of the first symptom is 26.7 years (SD = 9.7). The sex distribution is 54% male and 46% female. The initial manifestation was mainly oral aphthosis (73%), uveitis (13%), genital ulcerations (11%), arthritis (9%), and skin manifestations (9%). Clinical manifestations were as fallow: mucous membrane manifestations were seen in 95.5% ...
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AND INFECTION, ANALYSIS OF 893 SLE PATIENTS IN IRAN.
Abstract: An increased rate of infection among SLE patients has long been reported from western countries. In a retrospective study in 893 patients, we analyzed 203 cases who had one or more episodes of infection between 1974 and 1992. Among them 181 were females and 22 were males (89% female) . The diagnosis of infection was established by both clinical and laboratory findings. Almost more than half of the infections were ...