Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
How to recognise a Behçet's ulcer from other types of oral ulceration? Defining Behçet's ulceration by an International Delphi Consultation
Authors' conclusion
New clinical guidance for Health Care Professionals (HCP) on how to recognise a BD ulcer has been proposed.
Study context
- Population
- Clinical images of oral ulceration in Behçet's disease (BD), recurrent aphthous stomatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and mucous membrane pemphigoid40 clinical images
- Outcome
- Clinical characteristics of oral ulceration in BD allowing differentiation from other causes of oral ulceration (OU)
Methodological detailsinternational, four rounds, clinical images, Round 3: 10 clinical descriptors that may define BD ulcers ranked by importance on each image
- International
- Four rounds
- Clinical images
- Round 3: 10 clinical descriptors that may define BD ulcers ranked by importance on each image
Recommendations
As reported in the abstract
- Clear differentiation between BD, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) ulcers by phenotype through clinical images only
- No differentiation between recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and BD ulcers
- Most important clinical descriptors defining BD ulcers agreed
Original publication
How to recognise a Behçet's ulcer from other types of oral ulceration? Defining Behçet's ulceration by an International Delphi Consultation. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 30 October 2023. doi:10.
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