Are mucocutaneous lesions seasonal in Behcet's disease?

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FETTAHLIOĞLU KARAMAN B.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.47, no.1, pp.16-20, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.17826/cumj.980169
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.16-20
  • Keywords: Behcet disease, Behcet's syndrome, oral ulcers, genital ulcers, seasonal variations
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Although it is worth to investigate seasonality in a disease that has a recurrent course, this issue has not been dealt with sufficiently for Behcet's disease. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether or not frequencies of its mucocutaneous attacks varied between months of the year.