Behcet Syndrome diagnosis
The common Behcet's syndrome diagnosis is based on Clinical manifestations. With the mouth, eyes, genital damage (triad) or with skin lesions (tetralogy) can confirm the diagnosis of Behcet syndrome. Acupuncture for the skin allergy test is positive that can helpful diagnosis.
Behcet's Disease can be diagnosed by Clinical manifestations, general three primary symptom or added eye symptoms, and more one other Secondary conditions:
Behcet's Disease Primary Clinical manifestations:
1. Oral mucosa Avogadro onset of abdominal ulcer.
2. Cutaneous symptoms.
3. Eye symptoms
4. Vulvar lesions
Behcet's Disease Secondary Clinical manifestations:
1. Rheumatoid Arthritis
2. Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as multiple ulcers Ileocecum
3. Vice Metorchis Yan
4. Vascular system symptoms, such as thrombotic occlusive phlebitis, cold closed artery, aneurysm, etc.
5. The nervous system symptoms
If have symptoms include Recurrent oral ulcers and the remaining two of four or more can diagnosis for Behcet's syndrome.
1. Recurrent oral ulcers, repeated at 3 times, 1 year.
2. Recurrent genital ulcers, genital aphthous ulcers or have a scar pain, especially in men.
3. Ophthalmopathy, pigment meningitis: glass lamp examination shows that cells in vivo, retinal vasculitis.
4. Skin lesions: erythema nodular lesions, pseudo-folliculitis, purulent pimples, acne-like rash.
5. Acupuncture test positive: on the 20th in a small sterile needles into the barbed Oblique percutaneous, with 24 ~ 48 hours to see the results determined by the physician.
Other examination and tests use to Behcet's Disease diagnosis:
1. Blood routine examination: anemia, normal or low WBC.
2. blood sedimentation accelerate, α2 and γ-globulin increased.
3. C protein increased, polyclonal gamma globulin abnormalities more see, arthritis and eye serum type IgM, IgG increased significantly. More than 40% of the serum can be measured antibodies against oral mucosa.
4. Serum copper and ceruloplasmin in plasma increased significantly, particularly activities.
5. X-ray can be found in the lungs, abnormal cardiovascular or digestive system.