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Behçet's Syndrome

From Pathogenesis to Treatment

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Lorenzo Emmi

    1. SOD Patologia Medica, Center for Autoimmune Systemic Diseases, Behçet Center and Lupus Clinic - AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy

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  • Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the disease by some of the world’s leading experts in Behçet's syndrome
  • Multidisciplinary approach including contributions from immunologists, rheumatologists, dermatologists, and ophthalmologists
  • Invaluable reference for practitioners, researchers, and students?

Part of the book series: Rare Diseases of the Immune System (RDIS)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Numbers of Behçet: A Rare Disease?

    • Agata Polizzi, Domenica Taruscio
    Pages 1-4

  3. From Hippocrates to Hulusi Behçet: What History

    • Donatella Lippi
    Pages 5-15

  4. Epidemiology of Behçet Syndrome

    • Olga Addimanda, Giulia Pazzola, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani
    Pages 17-24

  5. Behçet’s Syndrome According to Classical and Population Genetics

    • Akira Meguro, Nobuhisa Mizuki, Ahmet Gül, Nobuyoshi Kitaichi, Shigeaki Ohno
    Pages 25-37

  6. Infections, Autoimmunity, and Behçet’s Syndrome: What Liaison?

    • Mario Milco D’Elios, Marisa Benagiano, Amedeo Amedei, Giacomo Emmi
    Pages 39-51

  7. Pathogenesis of Behçet Syndrome

    • Giacomo Emmi, Danilo Squatrito, Elena Silvestri, Alessia Grassi, Lorenzo Emmi
    Pages 53-66

  8. Mucocutaneous Involvement in Behçet’s Syndrome

    • Umit Tursen
    Pages 67-81

  9. Neurological and Neuropsychological Manifestation in Behçet’s Syndrome

    • Shunsei Hirohata
    Pages 83-96

  10. Ocular Involvement and Behçet Disease

    • Lorenzo Vannozzi, Ugo Menchini, Massimo Accorinti
    Pages 97-115

  11. Articular and Muscular Manifestations in Behçet’s Disease

    • Anne-Claire Desbois, Betrand Wechsler, David Saadoun
    Pages 117-123

  12. Cardiovascular Issues: Aneurysms and Pseudoaneurysms, Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiac Involvement

    • Elena Silvestri, Caterina Cenci, Chiara Della Bella, Anna Maria Cameli, Domenico Prisco
    Pages 125-135

  13. Intestinal Behçet Disease

    • Cristina Cenci, Monica Milla
    Pages 137-149

  14. Audio Vestibular Involvement in Behçet’s Disease

    • Paolo Vannucchi, Rudi Pecci
    Pages 151-153

  15. Behçet’s Syndrome and Gynecological Manifestation in Reproductive Age and Pregnancy

    • Maria Elisabetta Coccia, Tommaso Capezzuoli
    Pages 155-164

  16. Pediatric Onset of Behçet Syndrome

    • Ezgi Deniz Batu, Rolando Cimaz, Seza Özen
    Pages 165-176

  17. Behçet’s Disease. Differential Diagnosis

    • Maria Grazia Sabbadini, Stefano Franchini
    Pages 177-188

  18. Classification and Diagnosis Criteria for Behçet’s Disease

    • Fereydoun Davatchi, Bahar Sadeghi Abdollahi, Farhad Shahram, Cheyda Chams-Davatchi, Hormoz Shams, Abdolhadi Nadji
    Pages 189-198

  19. Prognosis and Disease Activity

    • Rosaria Talarico, Anna d’Ascanio, Rossella Neri, Chiara Baldini, Marta Mosca, Stefano Bombardieri
    Pages 199-205

  20. Old and New Treatment for Behçet’s Disease

    • Fabrizio Cantini, Gerardo Di Scala
    Pages 207-216
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About this book

Behçet's syndrome can reasonably be considered a unique entity among diseases of the immune system for several reasons: It has specific features and, uniquely among the immune system pathologies, represents a link between autoimmune diseases, systemic vasculitis, and autoinflammatory diseases. In addition, it is of interest to a variety of specialists, including immunologists, rheumatologists, dermatologists, and ophthalmologists, and requires a complex multidisciplinary approach. Many aspects need to be considered in a syndrome that presents a wide spectrum of symptoms and for which the therapeutic armamentarium is expanding significantly, with the development of new treatments, not least the so-called biologics. This book offers comprehensive coverage of the disease by some of the world’s leading experts in Behçet's syndrome from all the relevant specialties. Epidemiology, genetics, pathogenesis, organ system involvement, differential diagnosis, novel treatments, surgical management,and prognosis are just some of the topics addressed. Behçet's Syndrome: From Pathogenesis to Treatment will be an invaluable reference for a range of practitioners, researchers, and undergraduates or postgraduates interested in immuno-rheumatology, dermatology, and rare diseases.​    

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“This collection meets the objective of bringing information on Behcet’s syndrome together in one place, and is the most recent of all efforts to do so. It is most appropriate for rheumatologists and other subspecialists who are treating these patients and who are interested in reviewing the clinical characteristics of this protean disorder, as this information makes up the bulk of the book.” (Tiphanie Vogel, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • SOD Patologia Medica, Center for Autoimmune Systemic Diseases, Behçet Center and Lupus Clinic - AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy

    Lorenzo Emmi

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