Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
Epidemiology and clinical domains of Behçet's disease in the Cantabria region, Northern Spain.
Authors' conclusion
The prevalence of BD in Cantabria is higher than in other Southern European countries.
Study context
- Population
- Well-defined population in Cantabria, Northern Spain; suspected Behçet's disease (BD) cases January 1980–December 2018, BD per International Study Group (ISG) criteriaof 120 with probable BD
- Participants
- 59 participants
- Outcome
- Epidemiology (incidence and prevalence) and clinical domains of BD
Methodological detailspopulation-based
- Population-based
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Incidence and prevalence of BD
Incidence 1999–2018, per 100,000 people (increase from January 1999 to December 2018)
0.492
Prevalence in 2018, per 100,000 inhabitants
10.14
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Clinical manifestations
- Relapsing aphthous stomatitis
- 100%
- Genital ulcers
- 78%
- Skin involvement
- 84.7%
- Joint involvement
- 64.4%
- Uveitis
- 55.9%
- Central nervous system
- 16.9%
- Vascular
- 10.2%
- Gastrointestinal manifestations
- 6.8%
- Male/female ratio 0.97; mean age 49.7±14.7 years
Original publication
Epidemiology and clinical domains of Behçet's disease in the Cantabria region, Northern Spain. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 20 March 2022. doi:10.
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