Etiopathogenesis of Behçet's disease with emphasis on the role of immunological aberrations.

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Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multisystemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin consisting of oral aphthous ulcers, ocular symptoms, skin lesions, and genital ulcerations. It has many features in common with systemic vasculitides and is more prevalent in countries along the ancient Silk route. Immune-mediated mechanisms play a major role in the pathogenesis of the disease, and inflammatory mediators are...

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