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This monograph fills a wide information gap for the clinician and researcher alike. Containing numerous clinical photographs, statistical data, and concise descriptions of the initial mucocutaneous symptoms, it will help the clinician to understand and identify the disease. Other manifestations of BD in such systems as the cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, to name a few, are also described. In addition, the book surveys the drugs and other therapeutic modalities known to have beneficial effects. Lastly, the book's synopsis of the pathogenic and immunologic features of the disease will be useful to scientists interested in the research aspects of BD. ... Read more

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Pictures worth a thousand words
This book has the best collection of Behcet's-related pictures (skin lesions, etc) that you'll find in one place. If you've wondered what a pathergy reaction looks like, for example, or erythema nodosum, this book is an excellent resource. Warning -- if you're a BD patient AND a parent (and you can afford this book in the first place), it's not something to leave lying around the house for your kids to find: some pictures are horrific and might even give *adults* nightmares. If you're a doctor, this book will give you a basic overview of Behcet's -- but there's more detailed info on clinical research and outcomes in the "Contemporary Synopsis on Behcet's" (for info up to 1989) and the "Essential Guide to Behcet's" (for info up till 2002).

If you have Behcet's Disease, take this book to your doctor!
This book is aimed at physicians treating people with Behcet's Disease, a rare autoimmune vasculitis.I think its best features are the many pages of close-up color photos of what Behcet's Disease can do to your body and skin.Take this book to your doctor(s) if a diagnosis of Behcet's Disease is being considered!It's expensive, but you simply can't get this type of resource elsewhere. ... Read more

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"Essential Guide to Behcet's Disease" is the only book available to target the specific needs of both the Behcet's patient, and his/her health care provider. Extensively researched, referenced and indexed; reviewed in advance of publication by physicians experienced in Behcet's treatment and research. Comprehensive chapters on treatment/medications; pregnancy and Behcet's; Behcet's in children; Behcet's in families; Behcet's in the U.S.; frequently-asked questions about BD; fibromyalgia; peripheral neuropathy. Chapters on ocular disease and neurological complications are physician-authored. Appendix includes suggested readings on herbal and alternative treatment options; how to apply for disability benefits in the U.S. and U.K. ... Read more

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Gift for Behcet's patient
While it may seem like an unusual birthday gift, this book provided a friend a gift of information not to be found elsewhere.Empowering, informative, well-written.Provides hope, suggested lifestyle changes, and resources.He will be using it as a reference for a long, long life-time.

This book helped my doctor and my treatment
Thankfully Joanne Zeis has dedicated herself to helping people with Behcet's Disease, their physicians, and those who are affected by this rare condition.Few resources about Behcet's Disease are available in English AND as understandable and user-friendly as this book.Even though I've had the disease for many years, I recently battled a new symptom and I opened this book again, looking for answers.The Essential Guide to Behcet's Disease offered a number of possible treatments for my problem, ideas that neither I nor my doctor had thought about, and their use and dosage were explained clearly.Anyone struggling with Behcet's Disease or treating a patient with it can benefit from the vast amount of current information in this book.Highly recommended: a must have!

Essential Guide to Behcet's Disease - truly "essential"
Working closely with a pharmaceutical company pursuing a safe and inexpensive treatment for Behcet's disease, I have spent four years researching this disease and attempting to collate the information that was available. I am excited to find there is now a book available that has completed this very difficult task in a professional manner - the Essential Guide to Behcet's Disease. This book is fantastic.Every time I pick it up to look for a bit of information, I invariably find myself poring over every word, thinking about the consequences/implications of what I am reading, and marking passages with highlighters.It not only answers the difficult questions posed by patients of this disease, it is also a wonderful reference book for physicians, with the appropriate sources listed for further research.I intend to present copies of this book to my personal physicians as I am certain they will appreciate the new information and the concise format of the reference data.Very broad in scope, I think it is imperative this book be placed into the hands of as many people as possible for the many topics it covers - from symptoms and diagnosis to standard treatments, alternative treatments, and even how to deal with the red tape associated with applying for disability when necessary.I have no reservations about recommending this book to any patients and physicians dealing with Behcet's disease. ... Read more

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Behçet’s Syndrome has seen great strides over the last two decades in the availability of new treatments and the understanding of underlying pathogenesis. Only 30 years ago the majority of particularly young men with Behçet’s lost total eye sight, now only a minority do. This book covers the most recent developments in the basic and clinical aspects of Behçet’s Syndrome. International authorities have collaborated to offer their diverse expert knowledge on the multiple affected organs and systems, including the skin, the eye, the brain,the lungs and not the least the gastrointestinal and the locomotor systems. A special chapter is devoted to juvenile disease. The definitive resource on Behçet’s Syndrome, this book is well suited for rheumatologists, dermatologists, ophthalmologists, neurologists, and health professionals caring for Behçet’s patients. ... Read more

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to behcet's disease (also Adamantiades-Behcet's Syndrome; Behcet's Disease; Franceschetti-Valerio syndrome; Halushi-Behcet's Syndrome; Mucocutaneous ocular syndrome; Oculo-Bucco-Genital Syndrome), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on behcet's disease. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms. ... Read more

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All I was looking for....
This book contains everything that i was looking for. It guides you in the right directions to find all available information on Behcet's Disease. It serves me as a guide and an organizer while researching my disease. I recommend this to especially new patients.

It's a Patient's Sourcebook, but not about Behcet's
Don't buy this Patient's Sourcebook expecting to find a lot of content that's specifically about Behcet's disease. There are 119 pages in this book, and only 14 of those pages have direct and (somewhat) useful info on BD. The BD info that does appear includes an incomplete listing of available informational websites on Behcet's (one of which is incorrect, a hazard of Internet-related books), with a few reprinted journal abstracts and a clinical trial writeup thrown in to give the impression that this book is more about Behcet's than it really is. The short section on "What Research is Being Done?" has no direct information on current Behcet's research at all, instead referring readers to a few US government health institutes/organizations. The "Books on Behcet's Disease" chapter lists many books that are out of print or severely outdated, and misses the chance to include a couple of good patient resource books that are currently available through amazon.com and the American Behcet's Disease Association. Looking at the publisher's website, I saw that the people who put this book together have produced several hundred different Patient's Sourcebooks on every imaginable, rare disease. While I haven't seen any of the other books, the format of this one makes me think that they use the same basic outline (and probably a lot of the same pages) to produce each one --just inserting the name of the "disease of the day" into specific slots in each chapter. It would be better if the authors had created only one book instead, and called it "The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Using the Internet to Find Medical Information."

If you've never done any medical research on the Internet, then you might find this book useful. There are listings of health-related web sites, and info on accessing medical search engines. But there's also a lot of "padding" in the 52-page Appendices (which is almost half the book): sections on how to use the web to research whatever medications your doctor has prescribed; an overview of good nutrition; a section on how to find medical libraries in your area; and info on "your rights as a patient" and how to choose a medical insurance plan. The creators of this medical series have come up with a great marketing/publishing idea by putting out books about diseases that most people have never heard of -- I just wish this book actually contributed to the BEHCET'S literature. ... Read more

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This 320-page classic reference book on Behcet's Diseaseis available once again -- reprinted by Joanne Zeis with permissionfrom Futura Publishing in a new paperback version, with all the textand photos of the original edition. The comprehensive contents includechapters on immunology, diagnostic criteria, hematologic aspects,pathogenesis, pathology, musculoskeletal manifestations, andmiscellaneous clinical manifestations (including the effects ofBehcet's on the following body systems: cardiac, vascular, renal,pulmonary, GI, hepatic, splenic, pancreatic, genitourinary,dermatologic, and neurologic). ... Read more

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This book, the Proceedings of the 10th International Conferenceon Behcet's Disease, held 27-29 June 2002, in Berlin, Germany,presents the state-of-the-art in historical perspectives,epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, prognostic parameters, methods forassessment of disease activity and quality of life, clinicalinvestigation, etiopathology including the genetics and immunology ofthe disease, basic research, therapeutics, and physician-to-patientrelations. Furthermore the manuscripts arising from a patient /physician session have also been included. Reports of the intensiveexchange among expert physicians and patient representatives onscientific and personal levels which took place during the conferencemay also be of great advantage for our patients and their families. ... Read more

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The above mentioned conference was hosted in Paris, following on from the Mayo Clinic. Behçet's disease remains mysterious, despite the increasing interest of researchers, reflected in the 200 communications selected for this publication. Numerous previously held beliefs about the disease are disputed or contradicted, following on from the conference. For example, the disease was previously described as a disease limited to the Mediterranean basin, whereas it is in fact omnipresent, as is demonstrated by papers from more than 20 countries across the globe. Described as being seven times more likely to affect men, in fact the disease afflicts women more often in epidemiological surveys and takes a more minor form. Behçet's disease can begin in childhood, even though it was believed to be a disease of young adults. In spite of the absence of biologic or histologic markers, Behçet's disease has international classification cri ... Read more

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Behçet's Disease (BD) is one of the most-studied systemic disorders characterized by an occlusive vasculopathy of multiple organs. The etiology and pathogenesis of BD are still unclear, but there is evidence for genetic, immunologic and infectious factors in the onset and throughout the course of the disease. Immunology of Behçet's Disease highlights various aspects of BD. After an epidemiological overview, the clinical presentation of ocular and non-ocular symptoms of BD are summarized. The immunopathological changes reflect a chronic vasculitis of arterioles, venules and capillaries. The role of T-cells, but also of NK-T-cells, secreted cytokines and neutrophils is covered. For years microorganisms have been under investigation as initiating BD and, in particular, immune reactions against various microbial heat shock proteins could be an important etiological factor. It has been shown that the pathogenic gene involved in the development of BD is pinpointed to HLA-B51. Finally, the treatment of BD is discussed in detail, including new options like anti-TNF-alpha-antibodies and interferon-alpha. Immunology of Behçet's Disease summarizes our knowledge regarding the most important factors that induce or trigger BD and will stimulate research in the field and help to initiate new ideas. ... Read more

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Ninety-three papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Behcets' Disease held at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, September 1989, are organized within four sections: diagnostic criteria and epidemiology; clinical manifestations ocular,, neurological, vascular and pulmonary, cu ... Read more

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This book, the Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Behçet's Disease, held 27-29 June 2002, in Berlin, Germany, presents the state-of-the-art in historical perspectives, epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, prognostic parameters, methods for assessment of disease activity and quality of life, clinical investigation, etiopathology including the genetics and immunology of the disease, basic research, therapeutics, and physician-to-patient relations. Furthermore the manuscripts arising from a patient / physician session have also been included. Reports of the intensive exchange among expert physicians and patient representatives on scientific and personal levels which took place during the conference may also be of great advantage for our patients and their families. ... Read more

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The Behçet Disease Medical Guide is a publication which has been designed to better help readers understand Behçet Disease. This Qontro Medical Guide has been designed with the reader in mind, and is a useful information source for readers at all levels looking to learn more about Behçet Disease. The Behçet Disease Medical Guide is highly recommended for those interested in understanding and learning more about Behçet Disease. ... Read more

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"You Are Not Alone: 15 People with Behcet's" is a book wheremen, women and children from the US and Canada share their experiencesliving with Behcet's Disease. This publication has the support andapproval of the American Behcet's Disease Association. Each person's first symptoms and disease progression are covered, as well as treatments in use, and other medical problems that may be related to this chronic illness. This is the only book available on Behcet's to describe symptoms and treatments in language easily understood by the layperson. ... Read more

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A Wonderful Book for People Affected by Behcet's
So you've just been given the diagnosis of Behcet's Disease, a rare autoimmune rheumatic condition that seemingly no one has ever heard of before.I have the disease myself, and I enjoyed reading how others like me are coping.This book offers in-depth personal stories of Americans who deal with Behcet's Disease on a daily basis and can help you feel less alone.Check out Joanne Zeis's other books and resources too for the best patient information available! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Dermatology Nursing, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1360 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Dermatology Nursing Essentials: A Core Curriculum (2nd edition) was written to provde the reader with core knowledge about the specialty of dermatology nursing. Key points from the text are highlighted to test and review your dermatology nursing knowledge. These quick hits of information are no substitute for the indepth analysis provided in the Core Curriculum, but are designed to whet your appetite for the comprehensive content that the Core delivers. References for the information presented here can be found in the Core Curriculum. To order your personal copy of the Core, visit DNA's Web site at www.dnanurse.org or call (800) 454-4DNA.

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Title: Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease: sarcoidosis, GVHD, behcet's disease, and pyoderma gangrenosum.(Dermatology Nursing Essentials: Core Knowledge)(Author abstract)
Author: Sue Ann McCann
Publication: Dermatology Nursing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
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This digital document is an article from OB GYN News, published by International Medical News Group on April 15, 2005. The length of the article is 707 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Recurring complex aphthosis can be easily mistaken for fatal Behcet's disease.(Gynecology)
Author: Jane Salodof MacNeil
Publication: OB GYN News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 15, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 40Issue: 8Page: 33(1)

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, published by Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Inc. on February 1, 2010. The length of the article is 2999 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A case of multiple skin cancers in a patient on combination immunosuppressive therapy for Behcet's disease.(Case study)
Author: Marie S. Turtle
Publication: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2010
Publisher: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Inc.
Volume: 9Issue: 2Page: 152(5)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 484 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Few exhibit classic Behcet's disease symptoms: common in countries along 'silk road'.(Clincal Rounds)
Author: Patrice G.W. Norton
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 8Page: 47(1)

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Targeted to patients, their families and allied health students, The “Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders” provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia and epilepsy. Related topics include communication aids, electric personal assistive mobility devices, medications for treating neurological diseases and conditions, understanding the needs of Alzheimer patient caregivers and more. This two-volume set provides an alternative to resources that either fail to explore neurological disease in any depth and or do so at a level not appropriate for students and general readers.

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This digital document is an article from Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, published by Vendome Group LLC on January 1, 2010. The length of the article is 2705 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nasal mucosal involvement in Behcet disease: a study of its incidence and characteristics in 400 patients.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)(Clinical report)
Author: Farhad Shahram
Publication: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2010
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