What is Behçet's disease?

The spine is a fundamental part of our body and for this reason it is important to know it in depth, their different diseases and the way in which you can take care of yourself in the mostás appropriate to avoid present or future problems. on this occasionóWe are not going to talk to you about the Beh's diseaseçet, a disease that it is very likely that you have never heard of at any timeóbut what should you know.

Throughout the following líneas we are going to explain everything you need to know about it, as much asé Is this disease as its prevalence in the population?ón, their síntomas, the diagnosisóof the disease and its treatment. Así mayás get all the informationóWhat you may need to know the consequences of suffering from this conditionón and the possibilities that exist to be able to face it.

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¿Whaté It's Beh's diseaseçet?

The Beh's diseaseçet It is an inflammatory diseaseóThe only one that is not contagious and that is characterized mainly by the presence in the body of genital and oral thrush recurrently and that are associated with different skin manifestationsádenies, vascular and ocular.

This is a big problem for those who suffer from it., Being a problem that affects different parts of the body such as the eyes, the central nervous system, the skin, the digestive tract, the blood vesselsíneos and joints.

It is not a common disease, Therefore, there is a great lack of knowledge about it., being for many strangers both their sísymptoms as their causes and their corresponding diagnosisóaesthetic and treatment.

Prevalence of Beh's Diseaseçyou are in the populationón

As we have already mentioned, the Beh's diseaseçet It is a very rare disease among the population.ón, affecting both men and women to the same extent, and with a certain prevalence to suffer between the 20 and the 40 añyou of age, although it really is a disease that can appear at any age, even in childhood.

Nevertheless, when talking about causes, keep in mind that it is not known exactly the reason for his appearanceón, although yesí that it is true that there are those who suffer from it because they have a certain predispositionón genética.

Sísymptoms of beh's diseaseçet

What can cause back pain due to alterations or inflammation in the area of ​​​​the injury Beh's diseaseçet we meet different sísymptoms that may occur and that may lead the professional in charge of evaluating the case to think thatá before a case of the same.

Más allá of the oral and genital thrush that can appear, we find that there can be different types of skin lesions, así like inflammationóno of joints (arthritis), inflammationóintestine with diarrhea and inflammationóno of the nervous system, both central and peripheral nervesérich, thus affecting both the brain stem and the brain, meninges, méspinal game, cerebellum, brazos, legs… All these lesions appear as a result of inflammationóno of veins and arteries.

La evolutionón of these diseases is usually intermittent, with periods in which it can disappear, that is to say, that the ailment is not perceived, combined with other periods of activity in which sí what isá gift, a successionón of episodes that can occur progressively over the yearsños. There is a trend towards remissionón and to a lower intensity of the periods of activity.

In regards to these síntomas,  they can last for díthe weeks, although there are cases in which they can persist for months orños. In fact, más of a 60% of affected patients do not develop serious manifestations while suffering from the disease, a fact that must be kept in mind to know cóHow can it affect those who suffer from it?.

DiagnóStico of Beh's Diseaseçet

The diagnosisóStico of Beh's Diseaseçet is based on one's own interpretationón of méI tell about the different sísymptoms and signs that may indicate that it is this disease, in which the más significant are none other than the presence of úgenital and oral ulcers, así as for the inflammatory eye lesions.

Other important manifestations are some types of skin lesions, arthritis, thrombosis, phlebitis, meningitis, intestinal disorders…. Although on many occasions it can be difficult to determine what is beingá suffering from Beh's diseaseçet al sharing sísymptoms with other diseasesácommon s, the mésay dutyá contemplate this possibility, taking into account both the signs of the disease and the way in which it affects the patient's life.

As it happens in any other disease, it is important that the diagnosisóstic is carried out correctly and is early so thatí be able to face the treatmentás suitable for disease, seeking at all times to improve the quality of life of those whoédoes not suffer.

Treatment of Beh's Diseaseçet

The cause of the Beh's diseaseçet it is, Like we have already said, unknown. This makes treatment moreáIt's complicated than in other cases, and on this occasionón is determined based onón of the moment of appearanceón of the same and of the sísymptoms suffered by each individual patient.

In this way, it is committed to prescribing medications that are mainly aimed at reducing inflammation.ón o a la regulationóNo of the immune systemógico. For this, corticosteroids are mainly used., non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesicsésick, immunosuppressants, colchicine and others fádrugs such as dapsone and pentoxifylline.

A través of this type of medication seeks to deal with the different sísymptoms suffered by the patient with Beh's diseaseçet, looking this way deal with it the way más effective possible. in the great majoría of the cases is enough so that the patient does not suffer great discomfort, since as we have indicated, Around a 60% of patients do not suffer  manifestations of seriousness due to the suffering of this disease, for many a great unknown.