What is Behcet's disease

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I'm an ordinary office worker. I work on the computer all day. Recently, I found that my eyes are always very uncomfortable. Moreover, my eyes feel red and my eyesight has decreased. I can't see clearly. I went to the hospital to say that it's Behcet's disease. Now let me tell you what Behcet's disease is.

What is Behcet's disease

First, a syndrome characterized by ulcers of the oral cavity and external genitalia and uveitis of the eye can involve the skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system, central nervous system, lung and other organs. The etiology of the disease is unknown. It may be related to the autoimmune reaction caused by chronic viral infection, Streptococcus and tuberculosis infection. The disease is more common in young and middle-aged people.

Second: Behcet's disease is a systemic, chronic, vasculitis disease, the main clinical manifestations of recurrent oral ulcer, genital ulcer, ophthalmitis and skin damage, can also involve blood vessels, nervous system, digestive tract, joints, lung, kidney, epididymis and other organs, the prognosis of most patients is good, eyes, central nervous system and large blood vessels affected poor prognosis, prone to male youth In the prime of life.

Third: Behcet's disease is a systemic, chronic, vascular inflammatory disease, causing eye, oral, vulvar inflammation and ulcers as the main manifestations of the disease, collectively known as the mouth, eye, genital triad. It can accumulate skin, eyes, mucous membrane, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, urinary, joint, nervous system and other tissues.

matters needing attention

Behcet's disease because there are no special symptoms, so it is easy to be ignored by everyone, leading to deterioration of the disease, so after the discovery of drugs to choose can not be used indiscriminately, should be carried out under the guidance of professional doctors.