Table 2.
Comparison of clinical features of the patients with NB with those BD patients with mass-like lesion
| NB patients [6] Group 1 n=200 |
NB patients with mass-like lesion Group 2 n=13 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean age (admission) | 33 | 40 |
| M/F | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Aphtae | 200 (100%) | 12 (92.3%) |
| GU | 188 (94%) | 11 (84.6%) |
| Eye involvement | 129 (66%) | 2 (15.3%) |
| Skin Lesions | 166 (84%) | 7 (53.8%) |
| Arthritis/arthralgia | 112 (56%) | 2 (15.4%) |
| Thrombophlebitis | 66 (33%) | ? |
| Arterial involvement | 7 (3.5%) | ? |
| Pathergy | 166 (83%) | Reported only in 1 patient as positive |
| GIS | 6 (3%) | ? |
| Pulmonary | 14 (7%) | ? |
M: Male; F: female; GU: genital ulceration; GIS: gastrointestinal system; NB: neuro-Behçet; BD: Behçet’s disease