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A new kind of skin lesion in Behçet's disease: extragenital ulcerations.
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1992
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Skin BiopsiesGross AnatomyExtragenital UlcerationsVasculitisOral AphthaeSurgical PathologyHistopathologyGastroenterologyPathologyNew Skin LesionSkin LesionNew KindDermatologyDermatopathologyMedicinePathologic LesionHuman Pathology
A new skin lesion was encountered in 29 of 970 Behçet's patients. The lesions resembled oral aphthae clinically, were recurrent and left a scar tissue like genital ulcers but were located extragenitally. Skin biopsies could be done in only 4 cases and they all showed vasculitis.