Behçet's Disease
By: Joanne Zeis
Series: MyModern Health FAQs; MyModernHealth FAQs
Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Dulles, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781938549403
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Behçet's disease; Behcet Syndrome
Description: Behçet's disease is a rare, vascular autoinflammatory illness that is little understood outside of its "Silk Road" origins (countries of the Far East, Middle East, and Mediterranean basin). Using a question-and-answer format - along with illustrations and photographs - this book gives easy-to-understand explanations of common patient concerns. Detailed information is provided on causes, symptoms, complications, and treatments for Behçet's disease. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of Behçet's disease.; title: Behçet's disease around the world.; title: Diagnosis of Behçet's disease.; title: Oral and genital sores and other skin lesions.; title: Eye disease in Behçet's.; title: Behçet's and the nervous system.; title: Behçet's and the gastrointestinal (GI) system.; title: Behçet's and the ears/nose/throat.; title: Behçet's and the cardiovascular system.; title: Behçet's and the lungs.; title: Behçet's in children and families.; title: Behçet's in pregnancy and postpartum.; title: Treatments for Behçet's disease.; title: Disability benefits and prognosis.; title: Miscellaneous questions: sleep, vitamin D, tattoos, sex, teeth, fibromyalgia and joints, flu shots, and genitourinary issues.