HLA-B52-positive vasculo-Behçet disease: usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography, ultrasound study, and computed tomographic angiography for the early evaluation of multiarterial lesions

Abstract We report a case of HLA-B52-positive Behçet disease accompanied by multiarterial lesions. A 24-year-old woman was suffering from sporadic high fever and recurrent oral and genital ulcers, and laboratory data revealed severe inflammation. A diagnosis of Behçet disease was made. Magnetic reso...

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Published in:Modern rheumatology 2005-02, Vol.15 (1), p.56-61
Main Authors: Sugisaki, Kota, Saito, Rie, Takagi, Tadayuki, Shio, Kiori, Shioya, Yasuo, Fukaya, Etsuko, Iwadate, Haruyo, Sekine, Hideharu, Orikasa, Hiroshi, Kobayashi, Hiroko, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Sato, Yukio
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Summary:Abstract We report a case of HLA-B52-positive Behçet disease accompanied by multiarterial lesions. A 24-year-old woman was suffering from sporadic high fever and recurrent oral and genital ulcers, and laboratory data revealed severe inflammation. A diagnosis of Behçet disease was made. Magnetic resonance angiography, ultrasound study, and computed tomographic angiography demonstrated multiarterial lesions that had caused no symptoms. These noninvasive examinations were extremely useful in evaluating asymptomatic early vascular lesions.
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.3109/s10165-004-0356-8