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Pregnancy is a physiological period during which various hormonal, metabolic, and immunologic changes occur. Behçet disease involves a course of systemic vasculitis and occurs in young adults.^1-5 For these reasons, this study was designed to observe 16 pregnant women with Behçet disease before, during, and after pregnancy. The health of the babies was also investigated.

Patients and Methods

The clinical features of the patients before pregnancy are summarized in Table 1. It was the first pregnancy for 6 of the patients, the second for 3, the third for 3, and the fourth for 4. The patients were followed up with dermatologic, ophthalmic, gynecologic, and physical evaluations with routine laboratory examinations before, during, and after pregnancy. The newborns were evaluated with physical examinations.

Table appears in full text version. Clinical Features of the Patients With Behçet Disease Before Pregnancy*

Results
Activation of Behçet disease occurred in 4 cases before pregnancy, 9 cases during pregnancy, and 3 cases after pregnancy. Remission . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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