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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Conjunctival ulceration in Behçet disease: a case report
  1. Ido Didi Fabian,
  2. Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai
  1. The Goldschleger Eye Institute, The Sheba Medical Center and The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
  1. Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, dai{at}post.tau.ac.il

Summary

Behçet disease is a chronic systemic relapsing vasculitis. Ocular clinical signs in Behçet disease usually include signs of inflammation in the uvea, vitreous and retina. This report describes a rare case of a full-blown systemic exacerbation of Behçet disease with ocular involvement including conjunctival ulceration with the absence of uveal or retinal involvement.

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Footnotes

  • Competing interests: none.

  • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.