Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2014 Oct;34(10):1471-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-014-2998-y. Epub 2014 Mar 29.

Pseudo-Behçet's disease associated with tuberculosis: a case report and review of the literature

Koichiro Shinoda  1 , Ryuji Hayashi, Hirofumi Taki, Hiroyuki Hounoki, Teruhiko Makino, Kazuhiro Nomoto, Tadamichi Shimizu, Kazuyuki Tobe
Affiliations
Review

Pseudo-Behçet's disease associated with tuberculosis: a case report and review of the literature

Koichiro Shinoda et al. Rheumatol Int. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Orogenital ulcer is one of the clinical manifestations of Behçet's disease (BD). However, orogenital ulcer may be observed in various conditions, such as complex aphthous dermatitis and herpes simplex virus infections. Therefore, orogenital ulcer along with skin lesions, including acne or erythema nodosum, may be misdiagnosed as BD, but is actually pseudo-BD instead. We report here a case of pseudo-BD due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in which anti-tuberculous treatment resulted in complete resolution. Furthermore, we review the literature regarding the association of BD and M. tuberculosis infection.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2013 Feb;9(2):79-89 - PubMed
    1. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2002;3(5):319-28 - PubMed
    1. Genet Res Int. 2013;2013:249157 - PubMed
    1. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1994 Nov-Dec;12(6):692 - PubMed
    1. J Autoimmun. 2009 May-Jun;32(3-4):178-88 - PubMed

Substances

LinkOut - more resources