RESUMEN

The study of 32 cases of Behçet's disease has enabled the authors to ascertain that the disease presents no particular characteristics in Lebanon, except certain variations in the frequency of the symptoms. Their study includes two familial cases, or approximately 3 p. cent and confirms the severity of these forms. Colchicine proves to be an effective treatment able to cure cutaneous and articular symptoms and perhaps stabilize the ocular lesions. The long-term efficacy of steroid therapy in ocular manifestations is not certain. Chlorambucil caused a stabilization of ocular lesions in four patients.

Asunto(s)

Síndrome de Behçet/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico , Adulto , Síndrome de Behçet/tratamiento farmacológico , Síndrome de Behçet/genética , Niño , Preescolar , Colchicina/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad