Behcet's disease: a rare cause of multifocal lesions in the central nervous system
Borowik, H.; Kułakowska, A.; Drozdowski, W.ła.
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 38(4): 323-327
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3843 PMID: 15383961 Document Number: 568331
Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic multisystem inflammatory disease characterized mainly by recurrent episodes of orogenital aphthae and uveitis. In 10-30% of cases relapsing multifocal neurological symptoms occur. The authors present a 54-year-old female patient with the central nervous system manifestation of clinically diagnosed BD. Based on the reported case diagnostic (in particular differential diagnosis with multiple sclerosis) and therapeutic problems of BD are discussed.