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. 2022 Jul 16;11(3):146–157. doi: 10.1007/s13671-022-00364-7

Table 2.

Cutaneous lesions of Behçet disease [66, 69]

Prevalence within BD Clinical appearance
Papulopustular lesions Unknown prevalence; increased frequency in patients with a positive SPT arthritis Acral and facial vesiculopustular and/or purpuric papules lesions on an erythematous base; described as follicular or acneiform
Erythema nodosum lesions Females > males; 33% of BD patients Bilateral, pretibial, painful erythematous nodules. It can also localize to the face, neck, forearms, and buttocks
Superficial thrombophlebitis Males > females, 30% of BD patients Erythematous, tender, subcutaneous nodules arranged in a linear fashion. “String-like” palpation of veins and erythema of overlying skin

SPT skin pathergy test