Abstract
Behçet's disease (BD) is a polysymptomatic and recurrent systemic vasculitis with a chronic course and unknown cause. We herein report a 27-year-old woman who had suffered from a recurrent fever and tonsillitis for nearly ten years with BD for who tonsillectomy was effective.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Behcet Syndrome / complications
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Behcet Syndrome / immunology
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Behcet Syndrome / pathology*
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Female
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Fever / etiology
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Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
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Tonsillectomy*
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Tonsillitis / etiology
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Tonsillitis / immunology
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Tonsillitis / surgery*
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Glucocorticoids
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Methylprednisolone