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Behcet's Disease |
Behçet's Disease of the Eye |
Behçet's disease (also known as Adamantiades-Behçet's disease), is a chronic condition due to disturbances in the body’s immune system. This system, which normally protects the body against infections by producing controlled inflammation, becomes overactive and produces unpredictable outbreaks of exaggerated inflammation. This extra inflammation affects blood vessels, usually the small ones. As a result, symptoms occur wherever there is a patch of inflammation, and can be anywhere where ...
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Behcet's Disease Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/
- National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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