BEHCET'S DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Behçet's disease (EB) is a mulsystemic vasculitis, it was described as a trisymptomatic complex of oral ulcers, genital ulcers and recurrent iritis, which mainly affects young adults. Many of its clinical manifestations can be self-limiting. Below we present the clinical case of a 35-year-old female patient with a personal pathological history of systemic lupus erythematosus, who presented with aphthous ulcers on the oral mucosa, genital ulcers, and skin ulcers, in addition to conjunctival congestion. The objective of this publication is to provide a clinical case of Behçet disease with characteristic dermatological manifestations of the disease, which constitutes a diagnostic challenge for a rare pathology.

Keywords: Behçet's disease, vasculitis.

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