Behcet's disease symptoms

Speaking of Behcet's disease, I think most people in life are familiar with it. This is a disease that will affect the whole body if it occurs. Usually, if you have Behcet's disease, not only the central nervous system and blood vessels, but also the mouth, skin, and genitals will have different manifestations. It can be said that Behcet's disease is a very harmful disease.

Of course, Behcet's disease is also a common disease. Therefore, the most important thing for this disease is to treat it in its early stage, so as to minimize the damage. So what are the symptoms of Behcet's disease?

1. Symptoms

【Clinical manifestations】

All body systems are affected, the most common being the oral cavity, skin, genitals, and eyes. The central nervous system, blood vessels, and digestive tract are all more severely affected, with a higher incidence in males. Japanese scholars reported that the incidence rates of damage to various organ systems were: oral ulcers 100%, skin rashes 90%, external genital ulcers 97%, and eye damage 79%. Eye damage is more common in men than in women, with the incidence rates being 90% and 40% respectively. Other system damages included the central nervous system (28%), digestive system (20%), cardiovascular system (15%), and joints (15%). Huang Zhengji et al. analyzed the incidence of various clinical manifestations of Behcet's disease in my country: oral ulcers 99%, eye lesions 43.2%, external genital lesions 73.6%, skin lesions 96.8%, nervous system 26%, large blood vessels 8.7%, digestive tract 8.4%, and arthritis 60.9%.

A small number of patients have acute onset, with damage to two or more parts of the body occurring simultaneously within 5 days to 3 months. The condition is severe and is often accompanied by high fever. After a certain period of relief, the disease may recur chronically, with the average interval between two relapses being 1 to 2 months. Most of them are chronic diseases, with damage occurring first in one part of the body, and then after repeated attacks and relief at different times, the disease will occur in other parts of the body. The latter is mainly characterized by local damage and fewer systemic symptoms, but it may worsen acutely during the course of the disease.

Whether it is an acute attack or an acute exacerbation during a chronic disease, the main systemic symptoms are high fever, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, joint pain or swelling, etc. The fever pattern is variable, and in a few cases, high fever may persist. Excessive fatigue, poor sleep, menstruation, seasonal climate changes, etc. can all aggravate damage to different parts of the body. A small number of patients have a family history, but no cases of contact transmission.

1. Basic symptoms refer to the most common symptoms that often appear first in this disease. They can occur one after the other or all at once over a period of several years. Most cases have an insidious onset, while a few have an acute onset accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever and fatigue.

(1) Recurrent oral ulcers: They occur at least three times a year. During an attack, more than one painful red nodule appears on the buccal mucosa, lip margin, lip, soft palate, etc., followed by ulcer formation. The ulcer diameter is generally 2 to 3 mm. Some cases begin with herpes, which disappears on its own after about 7 to 14 days without leaving any scars. Sometimes the disease persists for several weeks and eventually leaves scars. Ulcers come one after another. This symptom occurs in 98% of patients and is the first symptom of the disease. It is considered the most basic and necessary symptom for diagnosing this disease.

(2) Recurrent genital ulcer: The symptoms are basically similar to those of oral ulcer, but the frequency and number of recurrent vulvar ulcers are less. The most common sites are the labia majora and minora of female patients, followed by the vagina; and the scrotum and penis of male patients. It can also appear around the perineum or anus. About 80% have this symptom.

If you have Behcet's disease, your body will have many symptoms. Of course, if you find that you have these symptoms, you should go to the hospital for regular treatment in time. This will minimize the harm of Behcet's disease and be more beneficial to your physical and mental health.