A review on disease activity scores in Behçet's disease (BD)

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Currently there are no laboratory markers that correlate well with the clinical findings in BD. Therefore assessment of disease activity has to be based on history of clinical features. There have been several attempts to develop disease activity measurements: (1) the scheme in use by H Yazici (1984; evaluation depends on features found on the day the patient attends clinic); (2) the Iranian Behçet's disease Dynamic Measure (IBDDAM; F Davatchi 1991; evaluation depends on accurate history of symptoms up to 12 months prior to the date of assessment); and (3) the European scheme (1991; initially developed in the UK by Chamberlain-Barnes-Silman incorporating features of the scheme used by H Yazici). In all three forms scoring of disease activity is based on clinical features only. …