• DOI:10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00761.x
Corpus ID: 22363654

Behçet's disease and pregnancy

@article{Jadaon2005BehetsDA,
  title={Behçet's disease and pregnancy},
  author={Jim Jadaon and A. Shushan and Y. Ezra and H. Sela and Cuneyt Ozcan and N. Rojansky},
  journal={Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica},
  year={2005},
  volume={84}
}

Jim Jadaon, A. Shushan, +3 authors N. Rojansky

Published 2005

Medicine

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Background.  Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory chronic disorder, which is characterized by relapsing oral and genital ulceration and iridocyclitis. While being of unknown etiology, vasculitic changes of possible autoimmune origin are common to all involved organs, and thrombotic complications, which may adversely affect gestation, are frequently seen. Very little is known to date about the reciprocal influence of BD and pregnancy. We have undertaken to explore the mutual… CONTINUE READING

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