Vasculitis Illness Perception (VIP) Study
Wegener GranulomatosisMicroscopic Polyangiitis7 moreThe purpose of this study is to learn about how patients with vasculitis think about their illness and to assess to what extent patient perceptions of illness are associated with physical, mental, and social functioning
Psychological Symptoms in Patients With Behcet's Disease by SCL90-R
Behcet's SyndromeTo find the overall psychological profile of patients with Behcet's Disease (BD) and compare it with Non-BD patients.patients were checked for psychological symptoms by Symptom Check List 90 Revised (SCL90-R)
Erectile Dysfunction in Patients With Non Ocular Behçet's Disease
Behçet DiseaseBehcet Syndrome1 moreIt was aimed to demonstrate whether erectile dysfunction is affected by BH pathogenesis and whether there is a relationship between erectile dysfunction and BD pathogenesis by assessing both sexual function and retinal micro-vascular blood flow in BH which may involve vessels from all calibrations and nature.
Hydroxychloroquine Efficacy on Behcet's Disease Thrombosis
Behcet's SyndromeVascular TypePatients diagnosed with Behcet's disease will be randomized to administeration of hydroxychloroquine. Assessment will be done for the patients at baseline and every one month in the first three months and then quarterly for one year.
Evaluation of Macular Vascular Changes in Behcet's Disease Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography...
Retinal VasculitisBehcet SyndromeBehcet's disease is an important cause of retinal vasculitis and vision loss in Egypt. Fluorescein angiography is the standard method of diagnosis of retinal vasculitis. OCT angiography (OCT-A) is a recently developed method that can be used in the evaluation of retinal circulation. In this study, we will test the utility of OCT-A in diagnosis and follow up of retinal vascular changes in cases diagnosed with Behcet's disease that visit the outpatient uveitis clinic of Assiut University hospital, a major tertiary center in southern Egypt, over a one year duration. Also, correlation of OCT-A changes with visual acuity and hence prognosis will be described.
Journey of Patients With Vasculitis From First Symptom to Diagnosis
VasculitisSystemic Vasculitis14 moreThis study seeks to understand the journey that patients eventually are diagnosed with vasculitis experience in the period prior to their formal diagnosis by a healthcare provider. Data elements of interest include average time from the onset of the first symptoms to the time a diagnosis of vasculitis is confirmed. Other aims include identifying factors associated with the time to diagnosis. These factors will be divided into: a) intrinsic factors, or so-called "patient-related factors", such as the type of vasculitis symptoms, patient demographics, socioeconomic status, patients' beliefs regarding the etiology of their symptoms, and other factors, and b) extrinsic factors, or "professional/health system factors", such as healthcare access, referral patterns, testing patterns, and other factors. Understanding such factors can guide future efforts to shorten delays in diagnosis and thereby improve outcomes. All analyses will be done for the population of patients with vasculitis as a whole and by individual types of vasculitis.
Evaluation of Fibromyalgia With Disease Activity and Clinical Findings in Women With Behçet's Disease...
Behcet's DiseaseFibromyalgiaIn the literature, the relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity has been assessed in a few studies without discrimination between women and men.In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity in women with Behçet's disease.
Neuro-ultrasound Assessment in Behcet's Disease
Behcet SyndromeAssessment of structural changes that occur in large extracranial and intracranial arteries in patients with Behcet's disease
MEVALONATE KINASE GENE MUTATIONS AND THEIR CLINICAL CORRELATIONS IN BEHÇET'S DISEASE
Behçet's DiseaseBackground: Genetics is suggested to play a critical role in the development of Behçet's disease (BD). Shared phenotypic features requires an approach to the differential diagnosis from periodic febrile syndromes particularly from mevalonate kinase deficiency related diseases. We planned to study for evaluating the frequency of mutations and their clinical significance in mevalonate kinase gene in Turkish patients with Behçet's disease.
Reproductive Health in Men and Women With Vasculitis
Giant Cell ArteritisTakayasu's Arteritis10 moreThe purpose of this study is to learn about reproductive health, including fertility and pregnancies, in people with vasculitis.