Abstract: To study the effect of acetazolamide on Cystoid Macular Edema (CME) in patients with Behcet's disease, twenty three patients (46 eyes) who had chronic, but controlled uveitis associated cystoid macular edema were randomized into a double masked, cross - over trial comparing acetazolamide (250mg bid) versus placebo. Eighteen patients (36 eyes) completed the trial (11 males, 7 females). Although acetazolamide trial led to slightly better results in decreaing CME angiographically, over ...
Radioloyic Sacroiliac Involvement in Behcet's Disease; A control study.
Abstract: Introduction: The association of Behcet’s disease (BD) and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is still a controversial subject. As the presence of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) involvement is an essential criterion in the diagnosis of AS, we decided to determine the prevalence of SIJ involvement in BD and compare it with control group. Materials & Methods: We selected randomly 199 BD patients and 168 non-BD cases (CG), in a 12 month period (between April ...
Sensitivity of Diagnostic Criteria in United States Patients with Behcet's Disease (BD).
Abstract: The sensitivity of diagnostic criteria for BD in patients from the United States (US) is unknown. We compared the sensitivity of the 6 major diagnostic criteria in 164 consecutive US Behcet patients diagnosed clinically over a 12 year period. Patients were not prospectively evaluated and pathergy testing was carried out in only 27 of these patients. The sensitivity of these criteria was evaluated in the entire group, in the 27 ...