Impact of disease activity on health related quality of life in patients with Behcet's disease: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behçet's syndrome (BD) is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis of unknown aetiology, affecting vessels of different types, sizes and locations and characterized by recurrent episodes of acute inflammation, including mucocutaneous manifestations (oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers and skin lesions) and gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, ophthalmic and vascular involvement which lead to a significant morbidity and impaired health related quality of life (HRQoL). Few studies reported impact of disease activity on HRQoL.

Objective

To assess the impact of BD activity on HRQoL.

Patients and methods

This cross sectional study included patients with Behçet's disease diagnosed according to the International Study Group criteria 1990 for BD. Age of the

SUBMITTER: Gorial FI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7184267 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature