ACR and EULAR 2008 conference abstracts on Behcet's

A note about medical conference abstracts:
Abstracts from medical conferences are summaries of recent research that has been done. Abstracts are not FINAL reports. The data in some conference abstracts may not be complete, or there may even be typos or wrong information. Also, these abstracts don't always go on to be published as full articles in medical journals, either -- for a variety of reasons. They're most useful to give an idea of the types of studies that are being done now, or the different treatments that are being researched. So....don't take conference abstracts as gospel truth.

With that said, there are two sets of 2008 conference abstracts listed here, along with one full (free) article on the management of BD symptoms.


ABSTRACTS ON BEHCET'S FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (ACR) CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 2008

Effect Of Immunosuppressive Treatment On Skin Pathergy Reaction In Behcet’s Disease

Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Screening in Patients with Behcet’s Disease

Validation of the International Criteria for Behcet’s Disease (ICBD) in Iran

Clinical Characteristics and Comparison of Treatment Outcome in Patients with Behcet’s Disease Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement Due to Aortic Regurgitation

Randomized Control Study (single blinded) of Rituximab versus Cytotoxic Combination Therapy in Severe Ocular Lesions of Behcet’s Disease: Pilot Study (ClinicalTrial.gov ID: NCT00664599)

Large vessel involvement in Behcet's Syndrome: A Retrospective Survery


ABSTRACTS ON BEHCET'S FROM THE EULAR CONFERENCE, MARCH 2008
(European League Against Rheumatism):

There were 177 presentations at the EULAR conference that dealt with Behcet's. You can look at the full list of abstracts here, and click on the titles that sound interesting.


And finally, I posted the following article to the different online BD groups a few months ago, but it's recently come out in print. You can access it online, for free, at:
EULAR recommendations for the management of Behcet's disease