The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2008 , Vol 50 , Num 1
A child with Behçet’s disease presenting with a spectrum of inflammatory manifestations including epididymoorchitis
1Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
3Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Pektaş A, Devrim İ, Beşbaş N, Bilginer Y, Cengiz AB, Özen S. A child with Behçet’s disease presenting with a spectrum of inflammatory manifestations including epididymoorchitis. Turk J Pediatr 2008; 50: 78-80.

Behçet’s disease is a systemic vasculitis affecting arterioles and venules and is characterized by recurrent oral ulcers, genital ulcers and ocular inflammation. It can involve any organ but joints, skin, central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract are the most common sites.

Here we report an 11-year-old Behçet’s disease patient presenting with attacks of myositis accompanied by epididymoorchitis and periodic fever attacks as well as a separate attack of thrombophlebitis. Keywords : Behçet’s disease, epididymoorchitis, myositis, thrombophlebitis

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