| Progress of environmental and psychological factors in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease |
| Received:November 12, 2018 Revised:February 02, 2020 Click here to download the full text |
| Citation of this paper:CHEN Yu-jia,GUAN Jian-long.Progress of environmental and psychological factors in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease[J].Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine,2020,27(2):327-330 |
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| Abstract:Behçet's disease (BD), also called "Silk Route Disease" due to its predominant prevalence through the Silk Road, is a kind of systemic vasculitis. Genetic, immune and enviromental factors are thought to contribute to its pathogenesis, although the precise mechanism remains unclear. Geographical environment, smoking, microorganism and psychological factors are involved in the occurrence of BD. In this review, we outline the roles of the above factors in BD. |
| keywords:Behçet's disease risk factors geographical environment microorganism smoking psychology |
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