The Thyroid in Behcet's Disease: Hormonal and Ultrasonographic Findings

Ersoy R., Ersoy O., Tatlican S., Yayar O., Gumus M., Cakir B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, cilt.11, sa.3, ss.70-72, 2007 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.70-72
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Behcet's Disease (BD) is accepted as a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that affects vessels of different type, size and localization. The thyroid gland, being a highly vascular organ, may be involved in clinical spectrum of BD. We aimed to investigate the involvement of thyroid in BD.