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OBJECTIVE To examine the presence of genetic anticipation in families with Behçet's syndrome (BS). METHODS A total of 18 families with 40 affected members in two successive generations were evaluated by interviewing them for their ages at the onset of the first symptom of BS and for their ages at the time they fulfilled the diagnostic criteria. RESULTS It was noted that the age of onset of the first symptom was lower in the second generation in 14 families (p = 0.01) with a mean (SD) age of 20.57 (7.47) years in the children compared with 33.29 (9.92) years in the parents (t = 7.79, p < 0.0001), whereas the diagnostic criteria were fulfilled at an earlier age in the children in 15 families (p = 0.01) with a mean age of 21.2 (6.74) years in the children compared with 36.4 (9.55) years in the parents (t = 7.41, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Genetic anticipation was present in 15 of 18 (84%) of the families with BS in the form of earlier disease onset in the children compared with their parents.
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- Department of Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kadioglu P, Hamuryudan V, Hekim N, Ozbakir F, Yurdakul S, Yazici H. Von Willebrand factor antigen and angiotensin converting enzyme levels in Takayasu arteritis. Br J Rheumatol 1997; 36:924-5. [PMID: 9291868 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.8.924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Yurdakul S, Bahat M. Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopic studies on 4-tert.-butylpyridine and its metal(II) tetracyanonickelate complexes. J Mol Struct 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2860(96)09392-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cutaneous vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of disorders, which can be confined to the skin or may be part of an associated systemic disease. Various aetiological agents as well as conditions that mimic skin vasculitis, usually present with similar clinical features; mainly palpable purpura. The skin biopsies usually show leukocytoclastic vasculitis. This poses a great diagnositc and therapeutic challenge for the physician. The aetiologies, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment modalities for each form (drugs, infections, malignancies, systemic vasculitides, connective tissue disorders. Schönlein-Henoch purpura, cryoglobulinaemia, cutaneous periarteritis nodosa, livedoid vasculitis, erythema elevatum diutinum and urticarial vasculitis) are reviewed.
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- C Mat
- Department of Dermatology, University of Istanbul, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Turkey
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Hamuryudan V, Ozyazgan Y, Hizli N, Mat C, Yurdakul S, Tüzün Y, Senocak M, Yazici H. Azathioprine in Behcet's syndrome: effects on long-term prognosis. Arthritis Rheum 1997; 40:769-74. [PMID: 9125262 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of azathioprine (AZA) treatment on long-term prognosis in Behçet's syndrome. METHODS Patients (all male) who took part in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of AZA a mean +/- SD of 94 +/- 10 months previously were reevaluated. RESULTS The emergence of blindness (log rank chi2 = 5.6, P = 0.02) and a 2-line drop in the visual acuity of the right eye (log rank chi2 = 5.9, P = 0.015) occurred significantly more frequently among the patients originally allocated to the placebo group compared with patients who originally received AZA, despite posttrial treatment for patients in both groups when needed. There was also a trend toward more frequent occurrence of extraocular complications in the placebo group. The beneficial effect of AZA was especially pronounced among patients who had eye involvement of short duration prior to their entry into the trial. CONCLUSION Early treatment with AZA tends to favorably affect the long-term prognosis of Behçet's syndrome.
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BACKGROUND The surgical therapy of Behçet aneurysms is often unsuccessful, resulting in graft occlusions, anastomoses, and/or new aneurysms. METHODS Twenty-nine aneurysms were documented in 24 Behçet's patients during a period of 19 years. All patients were male, ranging in age from 20 to 53 years (mean, 35 +/- 7.3 years). The mean duration of disease was 9 +/- 5 years. There were nine abdominal aorta, four iliac, three common femoral, five superficial femoral, four popliteal, one subclavian, one carotid, and one posterior tibial artery aneurysm. In addition, in one patient an aneurysm developed from the arterialized venous conduit that had been inserted for a common femoral artery aneurysm elsewhere. Five patients were already under immunosuppressive therapy for ocular problems at the time of diagnosis. Fifteen patients received immunosuppressive therapy after operation. We performed one abdominal aneurysmorrhaphy, two iliac artery PTFE graft interpositions, two aortobiliac bypasses (PTFE), six aortic tube graft (three PTFE, three Dacron) interpositions, one avrtofemoral bypass (PTFE), two iliofemoral bypasses (PTFE), two superficial femoral artery graft (PTFE) interpositions, and three popliteal graft interpositions (one PTFE, two vein graft). Also as an initial procedure one carotid, one subclavian, four superficial femoral, one popliteal, and one posterior tibial artery were ligated. RESULTS Nineteen patients were followed up for a mean duration of 47.3 +/- 27 months (range, 1 to 108 months). The patient with a subclavian aneurysm died of massive bleeding on postoperative day 15. Four patients were lost to follow-up. In the abdominal aortic aneurysm group one patient died of gastrointestinal bleeding 4 years after the operation. Another patient from the same group died 5 years after operation without any vascular disease. In the common femoral artery group the patient with an occluded iliofemoral graft died of an exsanguinating pulmonary artery aneurysm in the first year after operation. Overall, there were five anastomotic aneurysms. In addition, after the initial operation two iliofemoral, one aortofemoral, and one popliteal interposition graft were occluded without disabling ischemia. CONCLUSIONS Aneurysms limited to the extremities could be ligated without disabling ischemia. Abdominal aortic aneurysms could be treated with tube graft insertion, giving satisfactory results. Patients could tolerate graft occlusion without major ischemia.
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- H Tüzün
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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- Behçet's Syndrome Outpatient Clinic, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey
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Melikoglu M, Apaydin S, Hamuryudan V, Yurdakul S, Uygun N, Aki H, Ozbay G, Yazici H. Calciphylaxis: a condition mimicking necrotizing vasculitis. Clin Rheumatol 1996; 15:498-500. [PMID: 8894366 DOI: 10.1007/bf02229650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A patient with end stage renal disease developed ischaemic skin necrosis and digital gangrene. He had diffuse arterial calcification associated with hyperparathyroidism secondary to renal failure. The patient received inappropriate cyclophosphamide therapy as he had been misdiagnosed as having an inflammatory vasculitis. This clinical picture, previously named "calciphylaxis" should come into the differential diagnosis of systemic vasculitis in a uraemic patient with hyperparathyroidism.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul
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Akman-Demir G, Baykan-Kurt B, Serdaroglu P, Gürvit H, Yurdakul S, Yazici H, Bahar S, Aktin E. Seven-year follow-up of neurologic involvement in Behçet syndrome. Arch Neurol 1996; 53:691-4. [PMID: 8929179 DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550070133022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term prognosis of neurologic involvement in Behçet syndrome. DESIGN Forty-six patients with Behçet syndrome, who had been the subjects of a previous report with short-term follow-up, were reexamined 7 years later; 42 of them could be reexamined neurologically. Neuropsychological testing, magnetic resonance imaging, electromyography, and evoked potential studies were performed when available. RESULTS Of the 27 patients who had had headaches without any neurologic symptoms or signs previously, 2 had developed an acute neurologic attack. In addition, 7 patients in this group showed minor abnormalities on neurologic examination and/or other laboratory investigations, without history of any attacks. Among the previous neuro-Behçet group (n = 15), as defined by the presence of neurologic signs or symptoms, other than headache, 7 had a stationary course, while 8 had been progressive. Three of the latter group had died. Patients with progressive course had had abnormal cerebrospinal fluid findings at the time of the previous report, whereas patients with a stationary course had not. CONCLUSIONS Silent neurologic involvement may occur in Behçet syndrome. Patients should undergo periodic neurologic evaluation. The long-term prognosis in neuro-Behçet syndrome does not seem to be as favorable as we observed in short-term follow-up. Cerebrospinal fluid findings may predict prognosis.
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- Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Coban O, Bahar S, Akman-Demir G, Serdaroğlu P, Baykan-Kurt B, Tolun R, Yurdakul S, Yazici H. A controlled study of reliability and validity of MRI findings in neuro-Behçet's disease. Neuroradiology 1996; 38:312-6. [PMID: 8738085 DOI: 10.1007/bf00596576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Our aim was to test the reliability of interpreting MRI studies in neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) and to determine the sensitivity and specificity of different MRI findings. We prospectively studied 50 patients: 24 had chronic NBD, 12 multiple sclerosis, 5 vasculitis other than Behçet's disease (BD) and 9 patients had BD without neurological involvement. MRI studies were performed according to a standard protocol with a 0.2 T imager. Two neuroradiologists, blinded to the diagnosis, age and sex of the subjects, reviewed the films independently, twice. Separate assessments were made for a set of items: dural sinus pathology, widening of ventricles and sulci, brain stem atrophy, lesions of the cerebral cortex, discrete lesions of deep white matter, basal ganglia, brain stem and cerebellum and the presence of smooth periventricular high-signal foci. Intraobserver agreement was substantial or better, and interobserver agreement moderate to substantial for most items. In these patients with chronic NBD we found low sensitivity on all assessed items. Dural sinus pathology or brain stem atrophy were highly specific, but parenchymal lesions in different sites had uniformly low specificity.
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- O Coban
- Department of Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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OBJECTIVE To make a retrospective and prospective analysis of the frequency of symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease in patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS). METHODS The medical records of the first 1000 patients with BS were reviewed retrospectively for past or present history of diarrhoea. The past and present history of diarrhoea was also elicited prospectively among 147 consecutive patients with BS and 78 diseased controls (42 with rheumatoid arthritis, 17 with systemic lupus erythematosus, seven with seronegative spondylarthropathy, and 12 with miscellaneous rheumatic diseases). Inflammatory mucosal changes were sought in rectal biopsy specimens from 75 patients with BS, 47 diseased controls (29 with nephrotic syndrome, eight with rheumatoid arthritis, six with familial Mediterranean fever, and four with ankylosing spondylitis), and 14 patients with ulcerative colitis. RESULTS In chart review there were only seven Behçet's patients with diarrhoea; none of them had inflammatory bowel disease. In the prospective survey there were no significant differences between the BS and control groups in the past and present history of diarrhoea. There were no significant differences in the rectal mucosal histology between patients with BS and controls, while patients with ulcerative colitis showed pronounced differences. CONCLUSION Symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease is not common in BS patients from Turkey.
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- S Yurdakul
- Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Yazici H, Başaran G, Hamuryudan V, Hizli N, Yurdakul S, Mat C, Tüzün Y, Ozyazgan Y, Dimitriyadis I. The ten-year mortality in Behçet's syndrome. Br J Rheumatol 1996; 35:139-41. [PMID: 8612025 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.2.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We surveyed the 10-yr mortality among 152 Behçet's syndrome (BS) patients who had registered at a BS out-patient clinic and compared it to the expected mortality in the general population. Information on mortality was available in 79% of the study group, among whom six patients (all males) had died. The observed mortality of two patients in the 15-24 yr age bracket was significantly above that expected in the general population. BS is a cause of increased mortality in the young male patients
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- H Yazici
- Behçet's Syndrome Research Centre, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Two patients with Behçet's syndrome were operated for exsanguinating pulmonary artery aneurysm into a bronchus. Lower lobectomy was performed in the first patient. He died of hypoxia and sepsis on the 8th postoperative day. Pneumonectomy was undertaken in the second patient, who is well 30 months after the operation.
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty, Turkey
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Koné-Paut I, Yurdakul S, Bahrabrl S, Shafac N, Ozen S, Ozdogan H, Bernard J. Manifestations cliniques de la maladie de behcet chez l'enfant: Analyse retrospective de 86 CAS issus d'une enquete internationale. Arch Pediatr 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0929-693x(96)86135-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hamuryudan V, Sonsuz A, Yurdakul S. More on hepatitis C virus and Behçet's syndrome. N Engl J Med 1995; 333:322; author reply 322-3. [PMID: 7596387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Moral F, Hamuryudan V, Yurdakul S, Yazici H. Inefficacy of azapropazone in the acute arthritis of Behçet's syndrome: a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1995; 13:493-5. [PMID: 7586783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Sixty-three consecutive Behçet's syndrome patients with an acute arthritis of up to 10 days duration were treated either with azapropazone (APZ) 300 mg t.i.d. or placebo for three weeks. Twenty-eight patients (14 males, 14 females: mean age 36.2 +/- 8.1 SD years) from the APZ group and 29 patients (18 males, 11 females; mean age 34.2 +/- 8.4 SD years) from the placebo group completed the trial. At the end of the trial the arthritis persisted in 53.5% (15/28) of the APZ patients and in 41.3% (12/29) of the placebo patients (chi 2 = 0.85; NS). Six patients (6/28; 21%) from the APZ group and 9 patients (9/29; 31%) from the placebo group developed new joint involvement (chi 2 = 0.7; NS). There was no difference in the duration of arthritis between the two groups (19.9 +/- 8.3 SD days in the APZ groups vs. 19.7 +/- 8.2 SD days in the placebo group; NS). The degree of joint swelling, the tender joint score and the visual analogue score for pain significantly improved in both groups, but there was no difference in any of these parameters between the groups except for a significant difference in the visual analogue score for less pain at the first week in the azapropazone group (t = 2.23; p < 0.05). There were also no differences in the mean numbers of acetaminophen tablets used or in the CRP and ESR levels between the two groups. We conclude that azapropazone is not effective in controlling the arthritis of Behçet's syndrome.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Direskeneli H, Keser G, D'Cruz D, Khamashta MA, Akoğlu T, Yazici H, Yurdakul S, Hamuryudan V, Ozgün S, Goral AJ. Anti-endothelial cell antibodies, endothelial proliferation and von Willebrand factor antigen in Behçet's disease. Clin Rheumatol 1995; 14:55-61. [PMID: 7743745 DOI: 10.1007/bf02208085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Endothelial cell dysfunction has previously been demonstrated in Behçet's disease which has vasculitic features. In this study we investigated anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) and von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF) levels in patients with Behçet's disease. In vitro effects of patient sera on endothelial cell proliferation were also evaluated. AECAs were present in 29% of 70 Behçet's disease patients (Binding Index: 25 +/- 29% vs 9 +/- 7% in normal controls, p < 0.005). 95% of AECA positive patients were clinically active compared to 74% of AECA negative patients (p = 0.04). Among specific organ manifestations only active arthritis correlated with AECA positivity (6 of 7 patients vs 14 of 63, p = 0.002). AECA positive patients had a significantly higher mean ESR (37 +/- 24 mm/h vs 21 +/- 17 mm/h, p:0.006). Mean vWF levels were also significantly higher in patients compared to controls (166 +/- 75% vs 84 +/- 34%, p < 0.0001). No correlations were observed between AECA titres and vWF levels. No significant differences were observed between patients and controls when endothelial cell proliferation was studied (Proliferation Index: 1.25 +/- 0.28 vs 1.12 +/- 0.25, p = 0.5). Our results suggest that AECA may be related to disease activity in Behçet's disease. The presence of vWF, even in patients in complete remission, might be related to factors other than endothelial damage for vWF release from endothelial cells.
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- H Direskeneli
- Lupus Arthritis Research Unit, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Günaydin I, Ustündağ C, Kaner G, Pazarli H, Yurdakul S, Hamuryudan V, Yazici Y, Yazici H. The prevalence of Sjögren's syndrome in Behçet's syndrome. J Rheumatol Suppl 1994; 21:1662-4. [PMID: 7799345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The role of autoimmune mechanisms in Behçet's syndrome (BS) is debated. Sjögren's syndrome (SS) accompanies most autoimmune diseases. Thus we investigated the prevalence of SS in BS in a formal protocol. METHODS The study was conducted in 2 phases. During the first phase subjective symptoms of dryness were blindly assessed by questionnaires and Schirmer I and Saxon tests were done in 67 patients with BS and 100 healthy and diseased controls. During the 2nd phase 30 patients with BS and 19 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had salivary gland biopsies along with rose bengal dye, Schirmer I and tear breakup time tests. RESULTS During the first phase only patients with primary SS had significantly abnormal findings. However during the 2nd phase pathologic changes in salivary gland biopsies and positive RB tests were highly significantly more prevalent among patients with RA. CONCLUSION SS is not a feature of BS.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Imeryüz N, Yazici H, Koçak H, Erk M, Ozder A, Karcier SM, Ozkan M, Ongen G, Yurdakul S, Ozdoğan H. Pericardial and pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey. Clin Rheumatol 1994; 13:239-43. [PMID: 8088066 DOI: 10.1007/bf02249019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pericardial and lung involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suspected to be less severe in a developing nation (Turkey), have been evaluated. We have studied clinical, echocardiographic and pulmonary findings (radiological and functional) in 93 consecutive Turkish patients with definite/classical RA. Findings were compared with those of a group of patients with osteoarthritis or local rheumatological conditions (n = 60) in a blind protocol. Fifty patients with systemic lupus (SLE) were studied as a high risk control group for pericardial involvement. While pericardial disease was detected in 5.5% (5/90) of RA patients, it was detected in 6.6% (4/60) of the control patients. SLE patients had a 26% (13/50) prevalence. Interstitial lung disease was found in 27.7% of RA patients but it was present in 6.6% (4/60) of the control patients. We observed that a group of patients with RA in Turkey had a low prevalence of pericardial disease. This is further evidence that RA has a mild course in developing countries.
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- Department of Medicine, Cerraphpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Hamuryudan V, Moral F, Yurdakul S, Mat C, Tüzün Y, Ozyazgan Y, Direskeneli H, Akoglu T, Yazici H. Systemic interferon alpha 2b treatment in Behçet's syndrome. J Rheumatol 1994; 21:1098-100. [PMID: 7932420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of systemic interferon alpha 2b (IFN alpha 2b) treatment in the mucocutaneous and joint symptoms of Behçet's syndrome. METHODS The 48-week open, self-controlled trial was conducted in 3 phases. After the pretreatment phase of 16 weeks, 20 patients (8 men, 12 women; mean age 37 +/- 7 years SD) were treated with IFN-alpha 2b at a dose of 5 million units 3 times a week for 6 weeks followed by 5 million units once a week for 10 weeks. The subsequent 16 weeks not taking the medication was the posttreatment phase. RESULTS Treatment with IFN-alpha 2b significantly reduced the mean number of arthritis attacks (F = 3.48; p < 0.05), their mean duration (F = 3.77; p < 0.05), and the mean erythrocyte sedimentation rate (F = 6.66; p < 0.001). The mean number of mucocutaneous lesions also showed a decrease, but this was not statistically significant. Except for the duration of arthritis, the mean number and frequency of all symptoms tended to return to pretreatment levels in the posttreatment phase. CONCLUSION This pilot study shows that systemic IFN may be effective in the treatment of arthritis of Behçet's syndrome.
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- V Hamuryudan
- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Hamuryudan V, Yurdakul S, Moral F, Numan F, Tüzün H, Tüzüner N, Mat C, Tüzün Y, Ozyazgan Y, Yazïci H. Pulmonary arterial aneurysms in Behçet's syndrome: a report of 24 cases. Br J Rheumatol 1994; 33:48-51. [PMID: 8162457 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/33.1.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Pulmonary arterial involvement is an important complication of Behçet's syndrome (BS). Among 2179 patients with BS, 24 (1.1%) were diagnosed as having pulmonary arterial aneurysms (PAAs). Haemoptysis was the presenting symptom in all but one. All were male. The mean age at the time of the diagnosis of PAA was 30 +/- 11 S.D. yr (range 17-59 yr). Their mean disease duration was 5 +/- 4 yr (range 3 months-16 yr). There was a high prevalence of thrombophlebitis (21/24, 88%). Histopathological examination showed pulmonary vasculitis involving all layers of pulmonary arteries and veins. Twelve patients (50%) died after a mean of 9.5 +/- 11 S.D. months (range 1-36 months) after the onset of haemoptysis. The mean duration of follow-up of the remaining 12 patients was 25.5 +/- 24 S.D. months (range 1-78 months). The treatment consisted mainly of pulsed or oral cyclophosphamide alone or with prednisolone. As is true with other severe manifestations of Behçet's syndrome, PAAs are more common among males. They are associated with a prevalence of thrombophlebitis and there is high mortality despite treatment.
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- V Hamuryudan
- Department of Rheumatology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of surgical cleaning of the skin on the pathergy phenomenon in Behçet's syndrome. METHODS The pathergy phenomenon was assessed in 183 patients with Behçet's syndrome in a single blind study at 48 hours after a needle prick of the forearm skin, cleaned in the conventional way with alcohol, with 10% povidine iodine, with 100% chlorhexidine, and with a 4% aqueous solution of chlorhexidine. RESULTS The surgical cleaning of the forearm with povidone iodine before the application of the needle prick reduced the prevalence of the pathergy reaction to 27% from 48% in the conventionally (by alcohol swab) cleaned forearm. Cleaning the forearm with 100% chlorhexidine reduced the prevalence of the pathergy to 36% from 59% in the conventionally cleaned forearm. No significant changes were observed with a 4% aqueous solution of chlorhexidine. CONCLUSIONS Surgical cleaning of the skin with disinfectants of various concentrations reduces the prevalence of a positive pathergy test in Behçet's syndrome. This implies that more than the disruption of the structural integrity of the dermis and epidermis is involved in the production of the pathergy phenomenon in Behçet's syndrome.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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Yurdakul S, Özdogan H, Hamuryudan V, Moral F, Mat C, üzün Y, Özyazgan Y, Kasapçopur Ö, Yazici H. C 30 Behçet's syndrome in childhood. A report of 44 patients. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)82277-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Direskeneli H, Keser G, D'Cruz D, Khamashta MA, Akoglu T, Yazici H, Yurdakul S, Harmuryuden V, Ozgün S, Hughes GRV. P 162 Anti-endothelial cell antibodies and endothelial cell dysfunction in Behçet's disease. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)82464-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yazici H, Fresko I. I, Bayramicli M, Yurdakul S, Mat C. P 080 The effect of surgical cleaning of the skin on the pathergy phenomenon in behçet's syndrome. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)82382-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Günaydin I, Yazici H, Ozbakir F, Hamuryudan V, Yurdakul S. Lymphocytotoxic antibodies in the healthy children of patients with Behçet's syndrome. J Rheumatol 1992; 19:1996-8. [PMID: 1294759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ozkan M, Emel O, Ozdemir M, Yurdakul S, Koçak H, Ozdoğan H, Hamuryudan V, Dirican A, Yazici H. M-mode, 2-D and Doppler echocardiographic study in 65 patients with Behçet's syndrome. Eur Heart J 1992; 13:638-41. [PMID: 1618206 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The cardiac involvement in Behçet's syndrome in sixty-five patients (mean disease duration 5.7 +/- 4.1 SD years) was studied, in comparison with 70 healthy, age- and sex-matched controls. The electrocardiograms, chest radiographs and M-mode, 2-D and Doppler echocardiography were evaluated in a blind protocol. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of cardiac findings between the probands and the controls. It is concluded that cardiac involvement in Behçet's syndrome occurs only sporadically.
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- M Ozkan
- Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ozyazgan Y, Yurdakul S, Yazici H, Tüzün B, Işçimen A, Tüzün Y, Aktunç T, Pazarli H, Hamuryudan V, Müftüoğlu A. Low dose cyclosporin A versus pulsed cyclophosphamide in Behçet's syndrome: a single masked trial. Br J Ophthalmol 1992; 76:241-3. [PMID: 1390495 PMCID: PMC504238 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.76.4.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A single masked trial of cyclosporin A 5 mg/kg/day versus monthly 1 g intravenous boluses of cyclophosphamide was conducted among 23 patients with Behçet's syndrome and active, potentially reversible uveitis. The trial was unmasked after a mean of 12 (SD 2) months for the cyclosporin A group (n = 12) and a mean of 10 (SD 3) months for the cyclophosphamide group (n = 11). During the initial 6 months the visual acuity significantly improved (p < 0.001) in the cyclosporin A group whereas this was not observed in the cyclophosphamide group. The subsequent follow-up of patients up to 24 months suggested that the initial improvement in visual acuity with cyclosporin A was not sustained. More extensive and especially long-term studies of cyclosporin A in the uveitis of Behçet's syndrome are warranted.
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- Y Ozyazgan
- Department of Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Hamuryudan V, Yurdakul S, Rosenkaimer F, Yazici H. Inefficacy of topical alpha interferon in the treatment of oral ulcers of Behçet's syndrome: a randomized, double blind trial. Br J Rheumatol 1991; 30:395-6. [PMID: 1913022 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/30.5.395-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cakir N, Yazici H, Chamberlain MA, Barnes CG, Yurdakul S, Atasoy S, Akcasu A, Iscimen A. Response to intradermal injection of monosodium urate crystals in Behçet's syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis 1991; 50:634-6. [PMID: 1929587 PMCID: PMC1004508 DOI: 10.1136/ard.50.9.634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The cutaneous response to intradermal injection of monosodium urate crystals was investigated in 97 patients with Behçet's syndrome in Turkey and 14 in the United Kingdom, and in 82 healthy and 88 diseased controls. Urate crystals produced an increased erythematous response in patients compared with controls in both countries. This response was different from that of the pathergy test performed at the same time. The systemic acute phase response, studied only in Turkey, showed no differences between patients and controls.
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- N Cakir
- Department of Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa, Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Ozdogan H, Kasapçopur O, Dede H, Arisoy N, Beceren T, Yurdakul S, Yazici H. Juvenile chronic arthritis in a Turkish population. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1991; 9:431-5. [PMID: 1934696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The clinical characteristics of 147 Turkish patients with juvenile chronic arthritis seen between 1980 and 1988 were analyzed retrospectively. There was a male predominance (1.3:1), and a relatively low occurrence of early onset pauciarticular disease (16%), chronic anterior uveitis (7%) and positive antinuclear antigens (6%), but a high incidence of secondary amyloidosis (10%) was seen.
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- H Ozdogan
- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Yildirim N, Topbaş S, Usluer G, Ozgüneş I, Başmak H, Yurdakul S. [Stability of cefazolin sodium as eyedrops in various solutions]. MIKROBIYOL BUL 1991; 25:272-6. [PMID: 1762595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cephazolin sodium prepared with four different solutions (NaCl 0.9%, Protagent, Liquifilm and phosphate buffer) to be used as eye drops, was evaluated as to its physicochemical features at +4 degrees C, +37 degrees C and at room temperature and its activity in terms of minimal inhibition concentration. In conclusion, cephazolin sodium prepared with artificial tears at acidic pH can be kept for 3 days at room temperature and at +4 degrees C without any loss of its activity.
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- N Yildirim
- Anadolu Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, Göz Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali Oğretim Uyesi
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Renal involvement in Behçet's syndrome is infrequent and the reported cases of glomerulonephritis consisted mainly of patients with focal glomerulonephritis. A patient with Behçet's syndrome and diffuse proliferative sclerosing glomerulonephritis with predominant disposition of IgM is described.
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- V Hamuryudan
- Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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We investigated the frequency of amyloidosis in 99 consecutive patients (65 men and 34 women) with Behçet's syndrome. Rectal biopsies performed on all patients showed no amyloidosis by polarizing microscopy. The results of urinalyses were normal in all patients. Among 1,130 patients registered in our Behçet's syndrome outpatient clinic, 5 were found to have systemic amyloidosis, all of the AA type.
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- S Yurdakul
- Department of Medicine (Division of Rheumatology and Gastroenterology), Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Cytotoxic agents have long been used in Behçet's syndrome, especially for eye involvement, but their effectiveness has been uncertain. We conducted a two-year randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of azathioprine (2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight per day) in Turkish men with Behçet's syndrome without eye disease (group 1; n = 25) or with eye disease (group 2; n = 48). Corticosteroid treatment remained available to all the patients. All six patients withdrawn from the study because of severe eye disease were receiving placebo (P less than 0.001). Azathioprine was superior to placebo in the prevention of new eye disease in group 1 (1 vs. 8 patients; P less than 0.01) and in group 2 among the 14 patients who at entry had disease in only one eye (P less than 0.001). There were fewer episodes of hypopyon uveitis (1 vs. 15; P less than 0.001) among the group 2 patients who took azathioprine. The patients taking azathioprine also had less frequent oral ulcers, genital ulcers, and arthritis. There were no serious side effects attributable to azathioprine. We conclude that azathioprine is effective in controlling the progression of Behçet's syndrome, especially its most serious manifestation, eye disease.
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- H Yazici
- Department of Rheumatology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Yildirim N, Akgün Y, Topbaş S, Başmak H, Kiraz N, Yurdakul S. [Evaluation of conjunctival cultures in various eye infections]. MIKROBIYOL BUL 1990; 24:71-8. [PMID: 2283967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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1550 conjunctival cultures taken between 1985-1988 were evaluated retrospectively. Among 455 cultures with positive growth, bacterial agents seen in their order of occurrence were Staphylococcus epidermidis (35.82%), Streptococcus pneumonia (19.34%) and Staphylococcus aureus (18.46%), respectively. Moreover, the distribution of agents in 185 cases with complete clinical records were discussed in the light of data found in the literature.
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- N Yildirim
- Anadolu Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, Göz Hastaliklari Anabilim Dah
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Hamuryudan V, Yurdakul S, Serdaroglu S, Tüzün Y, Rosenkaimer F, Yazici H. Topical alpha interferon in the treatment of oral ulcers in Behçet's syndrome: a preliminary report. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1990; 8:51-4. [PMID: 2189624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The effect of topical recombinant interferon alfa 2c hydrogel (IFN alpha 2C) in the aphthous lesions of the mouth in Behcet's syndrome was assessed in twenty patients in a twelve-week open trial. IFN alpha 2C applied to the mouth for four weeks significantly reduced the number of aphthae in the post-treatment phase compared to the pretreatment and treatment phases. No side effects were recorded. Topical IFN alpha 2C seems to be effective in the treatment of the aphthae in Behcet's syndrome.
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- V Hamuryudan
- Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Lahesmaa-Rantala R, Toivanen A, Granfors K, Yurdakul S, Hamuryudan V, Yazici H. Anti-Yersinia antibodies in patients with Behçet's disease. Arthritis Rheum 1989; 32:1494-5. [PMID: 2818667 DOI: 10.1002/anr.1780321132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We investigated the prevalence and type of neurologic involvement in Behçet's syndrome in a prospective protocol. Of 323 consecutive patients with Behçet's syndrome seen during a 12-month period, 46 underwent neurologic evaluation because of headaches and/or neurologic symptoms and signs. Only 17 (5.3%) were found to have involvement of the nervous system. Hemispheric lesions were as common as brain-stem involvement. Headaches were of no clinical importance unless accompanied by other neurologic findings. Computed tomographic scans were of little diagnostic help. After 12 +/- 4 (SD) months of follow-up, only three patients showed worsening of their neurologic findings.
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- P Serdaroğlu
- Department of Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey
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Toivanen A, Lahesmaa-Rantala R, Meurman O, Sappinen O, Kosunen T, Yazici H, Yurdakul S, Ozbakir F, Müftüoglu A. Antibodies against Yersinia, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Chlamydia in patients with Behçet's disease. Arthritis Rheum 1987; 30:1315-7. [PMID: 3689469 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780301119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Yazici H, Mat C, Deniz S, Iscimen A, Yurdakul S, Tuzun Y, Hekim N, Yazici Y. Sebum production is increased in Behçet's syndrome and even more so in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1987; 5:371-4. [PMID: 2964318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sebum production is under hormonal control. We had shown that male sex is associated with more severe disease in Behçet's syndrome and the acneiform skin lesion of this disorder is not different from ordinary acne, an androgen-dependent lesion. Sebum excretion rate was higher in patients with Behçet's syndrome than in healthy controls, children and patients with ankylosing spondylitis. On the other hand, patients with rheumatoid arthritis had high levels of sebum excretion rate comparable to those found in patients with acne vulgaris. These suggest the presence of a sebotrophic hormone and/or other hormonal effects in Behçet's syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis.
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- H Yazici
- Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Ozbakir F, Yazici H, Mat C, Tüzün Y, Yurdakul S, Yilmazer S. HLA antigens in recurrent oral ulceration: evidence against a common disease spectrum with Behçet's syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1987; 5:263-5. [PMID: 3427840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Among 50 patients with recurrent oral ulceration (ROU) the prevalence of HLA B5 was not increased as was the case among 50 patients with Behçet's Syndrome (BS) compared to 52 healthy controls. On the other hand, HLA DR4 was present in 16 of 30 (53%) patients with ROU whereas the same allele was present in 16% of BS patients and 22% of the healthy controls. These findings suggest that ROU and BS are not in the same disease spectrum.
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- F Ozbakir
- Department of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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