Case for diagnosis. Ulcerated lesions: a diagnostic challenge in Behçet's syndrome

• Autor(a) principal: Sbroglio,Lissiê Lunardi
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Araújo,Karin Milleni de, Santos,Bianca Passos Leite dos, Gripp,Alexandre Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962021000400494
• topic: Behçet syndrome; Delayed diagnosis; Diagnosis, differential; Signs and symptoms

Abstract This study reports the clinical case of a 42-year-old patient with ulcerated lesions who was followed up by general practitioners with the diagnosis of recurrent cellulitis. However, when referred to the Dermatology division a diagnosis of Behçet's syndrome was established based on clinical criteria. Although there are defined clinical criteria for this syndrome, sometimes its diagnosis can be challenging, due to lack of knowledge of the disease and extremely heterogeneous clinical phenotype. The authors highlight the potential difficulties in establishing the diagnosis considering the multiple clinical findings during the investigation process, contributing to the risk of increased morbidity and mortality.