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Histopathologic study of pathergy test in behçet′s disease
Background: The pathergy test (PT) is important in the diagnosis of Behçet′s disease (BD). However, misinterpretation of the test might cause false-positive or false-negative results.
Ekin Ozluk +6 more
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Diagnostic Sensitivity of Different Applications of Pathergy Test for Behçet's Disease. [PDF]
Objectives: This study aims to compare the sensitivity of the intradermal application of the pathergy test with the “three-step pathergy test”. Patients and methods: The study included 60 patients with Behçet's disease (BD) (23 males, 37 females; mean age 33.9±9.7 years; range, 11 to 57 years) and 100 patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis as the
Kalay Yildizhan İ, Boyvat A.
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Atypical Pediatric‐Onset Behçet's Disease Presenting With Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis in an Adolescent Male: A Case Report [PDF]
Behçet's disease is a chronic, relapsing multisystem vasculitis known for its highly variable clinical spectrum. We report the case of an 18‐year‐old male who presented with progressive headache and facial swelling.
Ubaid Ullah +8 more
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Pathergy test with a 23G needle with and without self-saliva in patients with Behçet’s disease, recurrent aphthous stomatitis and control group compared to the 20G test [PDF]
Saeedeh Shenavandeh +2 more
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Objective: To evaluate the clinical, histopathological, and immunopathological findings of the pathergy test in Thai patients with Behcet's disease. Methods: A pathergy test using the needle prick method with a 20G disposable needle after cleaning with ...
Nittaya Phanuphak +3 more
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The oral and skin pathergy test
Pathergy phenomenon is defined as a state of altered tissue reactivity that occurs in response to minor trauma. Pathergy test (PT) is an easy to perform skin test to look for the pathergy phenomenon. This test is used as a criterion in most diagnostic criteria for Behcet’s disease e.g., Dilsen criteria, Japan revised criteria, International criteria ...
FionaF Sequeira, Deepak Daryani
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The pathergy test and Behçet's syndrome in Britain. [PDF]
Skin hypersensitivity to needle puncture (pathergy test) together with a positive HLA B5 antigen has been reported as a diagnostic test for Behçet's syndrome (BS) in Turkish patients. We have studied the pathergy test by 2 methods in 7 healthy volunteers who have the HLA B5(Bw 51 split) antigen and 19 patients with BS.
Paul Davies +4 more
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The skin pathergy reaction is the skin hyperreactivity associated with erythema, papules or pustules induced by intradermal prick in patients with Behcet's disease. It is used for the diagnosis of Behget's disease. Although the pathergy reaction has been accepted as one of the criteria required for a diagnosis of Behcet's disease, there is a lack of a ...
Ali Haydar Parlak
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Behcet’s Disease with Absent HLA Serotyping and Pathergy Test
Behcet’s disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown etiopathogenesis characterized by recurrent acute inflammation. A 30-year male presented with progressive blurred vision in both eye for one month associated with photophobia, redness and ocular pain. On presentation best corrected visual acuity was 6/9 both eyes. Bilateral ocular examination of
Sudha Ranabhat +2 more
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Oro-genital ulcers with a positive pathergy test in acute myeloid leukaemia [PDF]
We report a young girl who presented with painful oral and genital ulcers and a positive pathergy test as a result of acute myeloid leukaemia M4 subtype. This is the first case report of this combination of signs and symptoms reported in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
BLPP Balasooriya +3 more
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