Epidemiology and treatment of Behçet’s disease in the USA: insights from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry with a comparison with other published cohorts from endemic regions
Abstract Background Behçet’s disease (BD), a chronic systemic vasculitis, has distinct geographical and ethnic variation. Data regarding the epidemiology of patients with BD in the U.S. are limited; therefore, we sought to describe BD patient characteristics and medication use in the U.S., and compa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02615-7 |