A nossa regra de ouro na doença de Behçet: tratar a manifestação clínica

Behcet's Disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis, which can be defined as the frontier between the autoimmune and the auto inflammatory disease. Its etiopathogenesis is still not fully identified, although it is known about the contribution of genetic (MHC Class I association) and environmental factors (higher incidence in specific regions of the globe). There are cells implicated in the pathologic process (neutrophils, macrophages, T regulatory lymphocytes') and other components (tumour necrosis factor/ TNF, interleukins) of the immune system. The clinical manifestations of BD are very heterogeneous, both in severity and in the affected organs: Muco - cutaneous Behcet, Ocular Behcet, Vasculobehcet, Neurobehcet, Intestinal Behcet, Cardiac Behcet. Independently of the immune-inflamatory mechanisms in each of the clinical manifestations, the therapeutic must be adapted to each one of them. Our cohort of BD, collected throughout 20 years, is representative of all the clinical spectrum of BD, and we consider it useful to revisit the therapeutic indications, comparing the data from the literature with our clinical experience.