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Review
. 2020 Nov 5;50(SI-2):1585-1586.
doi: 10.3906/sag-2002-145.

Behçet Syndrome as a Construct

Hasan Yazici  1
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Review

Behçet Syndrome as a Construct

Hasan Yazici. Turk J Med Sci. .

Abstract

We still do not know the cause(s) of Behçet syndrome. Most probably several, separate disease mechanisms are involved. I, like some others, propose we call it not a disease but a syndrome, a construct with a list of strong and weak elements. I like to think that this frank admission of our ignorance of its cause(s) will be an important semantic stimulus for more meaningful research.

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