What is Behcet's disease?
Behcet's disease is a rare disease that causes inflammation in the body's blood vessels. This may result in painful mouth ulcers, genital ulcers, eye problems and skin lesions.
How do members experience Behcet's disease?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Behcet's disease*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Canker sores (aphthous ulcer)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Dry eyes
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for Behcet's disease*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
120
Tried for
Behcet's disease
(1)
*Data from patients with Behcet's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with Behcet's disease*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Behcet's disease
(1)
*Data from patients with Behcet's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has Behcet's disease on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 26 | |
| 30s | 69 | |
| 40s | 67 | |
| 50s | 74 | |
| 60s | 41 | |
| 70+ | 15 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 44 | |
| Female | 246 |
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