Table 3.
The International Study Group criteria for Behcet's Disease [16].
| Recurrent oral ulceration | Minor or major aphthous, or herpetiform ulceration observed by physician or patient, which recurred at least 3 times in one 12-month period |
| Plus 2 of | |
| Recurrent genital ulceration |
Aphthous ulceration or scaring, observed by the physician or patient |
| Eye lesion | Anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis, or cells in vitreous on slit-lamp examination; or retinal vasculitis observed by an ophthalmologist |
| Skin lesions | Erythema nodosum observed by the physician or patient, pseudofolliculitis, or papulopustular lesions; acneiform nodules observed by the physician in postadolescent patients not on corticosteroid treatment |
| Positive pathergy test | Read by physician at 24–48 hours |
(a) Findings applicable only in absence of other clinical explanations.