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01-11-2006 | Case Report
A case of Behçet’s disease associated with necrotizing small vessel vasculitis
Authors:
Aşkın Ateş, Yaşar Karaaslan, Zeynep Özbalkan Aşlar
Published in:
Rheumatology International
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Issue 1/2006
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Abstract
Cutaneous manifestations are an important feature of Behçet’s disease (BD) and are classified as a major diagnostic criterion by the International Study Group (ISG). Necrotizing vasculitis as a skin manifestation in patients with BD has been reported rarely. In this report, we describe a patient who fulfills ISG criteria for the diagnosis of BD with necrotizing small vessel vasculitis developed necrosis on distal part of the fifth finger of right foot and the heel.