Criteria
Criteria for diagnosis of Behcet's syndrome[16]
Patient has recurrent oral ulcers and two of the following manifestations in the absence of other systemic diseases:
Recurrent genital aphthous ulceration or scarring observed by a physician or reported reliably by patient.
Skin lesions (including erythema nodosum-like lesions, pseudofolliculitis, papulopustular lesions, or acneiform nodules) observed by a physician in a post-adolescent patient not receiving corticosteroids.
Eye involvement with anterior/posterior uveitis or retinitis observed by an ophthalmologist.
Positive pathergy test performed with oblique insertion of a ≤21-gauge needle under sterile conditions and interpreted by a physician at 48 hours.
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