Table 2.

Diagnostic Criteria (Behcet’s Disease Resarch Committee of Japan, 1987)

Maior

Recurrent aphthous ulceration of the oral mucous membrane

Skin lesion

Erythema nodosum

Subcutaneous thrombophlebitis

Folliculitis, acne-like lesion

Cutaneous hyperirritability

Eye lesion

Iridocyclitis

Chorioretinitis, retinouveitis

Definite history of chorioretinitis of retinouveitis

Genital ulcer

Minor

Arthritis without deformity and ankylosis

Gastrointestinal lesion characterized by ileocecal ulcers

Epididymitis

Vascular lesion

Central nervous system symptoms

Diagnosis

Complete type:4 major features

Incomplete type:

3 major features

Major + 2 minor features

Typical ocular symptom + 1 major or 2 minor features

Suspected type:

2 major features

1 major + 2 minor