A case of Behcet’s disease complicated with psychotic symptoms

Key Findings & Data:The frequency of psychiatric symptoms in Behcet’s disease is reported as %8-50 in medical literature, although there hasn’t been too much report about the comorbidity of psychotic symptoms with Behcet’s disease.

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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, we wanted to present a case of Behcet’s disease complicated with psychotic symptoms.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Psikotik bozukluklar · Erkek · Orta yaşlı

Abstract

Behcet’s disease is an uncommon, chronic, vascular-inflammatory disease with an unknown origin. Clinical symptoms essentially consist of oral ulcers, genital ulcers and eye inflammation. Because of the inflammation of blood vessels there can be various symptoms related to different organs. The frequency of psychiatric symptoms in Behcet’s disease is reported as %8-50 in medical literature, although there hasn’t been too much report about the comorbidity of psychotic symptoms with Behcet’s disease. Therefore, we wanted to present a case of Behcet’s disease complicated with psychotic symptoms.

Özet

Behçet hastalığı, ender görülen, kronik, vasküler-enflamatuar ve nedeni bilinmeyen bir hastalıktır. Klinik belirtileri temel olarak oral aftları, genital ülserleri ve göz enflamasyonunu kapsamakla birlikte, çeşitli organlara ait bulgular olabilir. Değişik çalışmalarda Behçet hastalığında psikiyatrik belirtilerin görülme sıklığı %8-50 arasında bildiril-mektedir. Literatürde, Behçet hastalığının psikotik belirtilerle beraberliğine ilişkin çok fazla yayın yoktur. Bu yazıda, psikotik belirtilerle komplike olmuş bir Behçet hastalığı olgusu sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Psikotik bozukluklar Erkek Orta yaşlı Şizofreni paranoid Behçet sendromu Psychotic Disorders Male Middle Aged Schizophrenia Paranoid Behcet Syndrome

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ERGİL, G., ATALAY, F., ATALAY, H., ÇALIŞKAN, M. (2005). A case of Behcet’s disease complicated with psychotic symptoms. Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 4, 281–284. https://ajindex.com/articles/356248

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