Behceta Syndrome

Behçet syndrome is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the skin, joints, eyes, and can also cause serious problems with the circulatory, nervous, digestive and reproductive systems in men and women of any age. The first symptoms may appear from several months to several years after the onset of the disease. Treatment for this condition may include the use of anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, immunomodulators, and surgery.

Behçet syndrome is a rare and complex disease that can be mild or cause many complications. Among men with this disease, the prevalence is 8 cases per 1 million people, and among women – 1 per 60 thousand, that is, patients of both sexes are susceptible to the syndrome. The disease manifests itself regardless of a person’s age, although in men this pathology is much less common. The disease is absolutely no different in adults and children and is inherited. In addition, this form of flow manifests itself in people living in almost all countries of the world. The only difference may be in the manifestation of symptoms of the disease in different age groups of people. The frequency of manifestation in adulthood is about 7-11%; in children – 36-44%. With age, most patients take on a milder form of the disease. There is no treatment for this syndrome, only symptomatic therapy. If a child exhibits a certain form of the disease (specific or atypical), we should talk about its progression and the need for emergency care. In the absence of timely medical intervention, a number of complications develop: autonomic dystonia, diabetes, damage to the central nervous system.