Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of behçet's disease in the US: A population‐based study

• Published in: Arthritis and rheumatism Vol. 61; no. 5; pp. 600 - 604
• Main Authors: Calamia, Kenneth T., Wilson, Floranne C., Icen, Murat, Crowson, Cynthia S., Gabriel, Sherine E., Kremers, Hilal Maradit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.05.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Behcet Syndrome - epidemiology; Behcet Syndrome - physiopathology; Blood Vessels - physiopathology; Central Nervous System - physiopathology; Cohort Studies; Eye - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Male; Minnesota - epidemiology; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; Minnesota

Objective Behçet's disease (BD) is a rare, multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown cause. Although well‐documented in Eastern populations, epidemiologic data is scarce in North American countries. Here we describe the incidence and prevalence of BD in Olmsted County, Minnesota over 45 year...