Erosive arthritis in a patient with Behçet's disease

Duzgun N., Ates A.

Rheumatology International, vol.23, no.5, pp.265-267, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00296-003-0302-7
  • Journal Name: Rheumatology International
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.265-267
  • Keywords: arthritis, erosive changes, enthesopathy, Behcet's disease, ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, DESTRUCTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report on a 35-year-old female patient suffering from Behçet's disease for 20 years who developed recurrent oral ulcerations during the onset of the disease. This was followed by recurrent genital ulcerations and joint symptoms involving knee, wrist and feet joints and bilateral heel pain. X-rays of the feet revealed erosive and destructive changes in the 1st metatarsophalangeal and 1st proximal interphalangeal joints of the right foot and enthesopathy on calcaneus. A literature review indicated that erosive arthritis is a rare event in Behçet's disease.