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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [3]

Overview

Behcet disease was first discovered by Hippocrates in the 5th century. In 1937, Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist described behcet syndrome that genital ulcerations, uveitis, and aphthous ulcers are it's major presentations.

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References

  1. FEIGENBAUM A (1956). "Description of Behçet's syndrome in the Hippocratic third book of endemic diseases". Br J Ophthalmol. 40 (6): 355–7. PMC 509495. PMID 13355940.
  2. Mutlu S, Scully C (1994). "The person behind the eponym: Hulûsi Behçet (1889-1948)". J Oral Pathol Med. 23 (7): 289–90. PMID 7965882.

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