Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, cilt.39, sa.2, ss.121-125, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)
Background The pathergy test, an important test in the diagnosis of Behcet's disease, is currently applied with disposable/sharp needles and evaluated only clinically (no histopathologic evaluation). In this study, the usefulness of the pathergy test conducted intradermally and intravenously with disposable/sharp needles in the diagnosis and determination of the activation of the disease is studied in comparison with the test conducted with nondisposable/blunt needles. In addition, histopathologic evaluation of the pathergy test is compared with the clinical evaluation.