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

We report a case of HLA-B52-positive Behcet 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 Behcet disease was made. Magnetic resonance ang...

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Published inModern rheumatology Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 56
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
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Informa Healthcare 01.02.2005
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Arthritis
Medical disorders
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
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Summary:We report a case of HLA-B52-positive Behcet 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 Behcet 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. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.1007/s10165-004-0356-8