Kuwait | Jordan | Saudi Arabia | Iraq | Israeli Arabs | Present study | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 29 | 20 | 119 | 60 | 28 | 6 |
Ratio of men/women | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Aphthous stomatitis | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
Genital ulcers | 93 | 65 | 87 | 83 | 79 | 100 |
Ocular symptoms | 69 | 65 | 85 | 48 | 56 | 66.7 |
Skin involvement | 76 | 25 | 57 | 48 | 68 | 66.7 |
Joint manifestations | 69 | 55 | 37 | 48 | 41 | 100 |
Neuro-Behçet | 21 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 16.6 |
GI involvement | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Pulmonary system | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vascular system | 34 | 45 | 40 | 17 | 26.5 | 16.6 |
Pathergy test | 34 | 20 | 17.5 | 71 | 36.8 | 50.0 |
Family history | Not reported | 25 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
HLA-B5 | Not reported | Not reported | 72 | 62 | 76.2 | 83 |