A CASE OF BEHÇET'S DISEASE AND SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS DEVELOPING AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

Fukushima J Med Sci. 2015;61(1):86-90. doi: 10.5387/fms.2014-27. Epub 2015 May 19.

Abstract

Stressful life situation can trigger the onset and flare-ups of Behçet's disease (BD). In addition, the association of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and BD is rare. In this study, we report a patient who had Sjögren's syndrome as a primary disease and subsequently developed SSc and BD after an earthquake disaster and the death of her father.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome / etiology*
  • Disasters*
  • Earthquakes*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / etiology*