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Oral ulcers associated with Behcet's disease

Oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease are painful, recurrent mucosal lesions that represent the hallmark and often earliest clinical manifestation of this rare, chronic, multisystem vasculitis. Read more about Oral ulcers associated with Behcet's disease

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About Oral ulcers associated with Behcet's disease.

Oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease are painful, recurrent mucosal lesions that represent the hallmark and often earliest clinical manifestation of this rare, chronic, multisystem vasculitis.

Primarily affecting young adults, this condition involves immune-mediated vascular and mucosal inflammation that typically targets the oral cavity—including the lips, tongue, buccal mucosa, and palate—alongside other systemic sites.

Clinically resembling recurrent aphthous stomatitis, the lesions manifest as discrete, circular or oval erythematous erosions with necrotic, yellowish-fibrinous bases.

Pathophysiologically, these ulcers arise from immune dysregulation characterized by aberrant neutrophil hyperactivity, endothelial injury, and elevated proinflammatory cytokine signaling that leads to tissue ulceration and substantial oral pain.

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