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Table 2 The international criteria for Behçet disease scoring system

From: Diagnosis of Behçet’s disease: clinical characteristics, diagnostic criteria, and differential diagnoses

Sign/Symptom

Points

Ocular lesions

2

Genital aphthosis

2

Oral aphthosis

2

Skin lesions

1

Neurological manifestations

1

Vascular manifestations

1

Positive pathergy testa

1

  1. a Pathergy test is optional. Where a pathergy test is conducted, 1 extra point may be added for a positive result. Adapted from International Team for the Revision of the International Criteria for Behçet’s Disease (ITR-ICBD). The International Criteria for Behçet’s Disease (ICBD): a collaborative study of 27 countries on the sensitivity and specificity of the new criteria. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2014 Mar;28(3):338–47 [6]
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