Worsening of Behcet Syndrome Symptoms During Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT

Behcet disease is a rare, chronic multisystem vasculitis of unknown etiology. It commonly causes oral and genital ulcers, eye lesions, and vascular lesions. There are limited published reports on this condition in pregnant patients and the data that does exist shows remission of the disease in most pregnant patients. Arterial and venous thrombotic events appear to be a major comorbidity in patients with Behcet disease. This is a case report of a 24-year-old pregnant woman who presented with worsening Behcet disease symptoms during her second pregnancy. Her first pregnancy was not affected by the disease. Worsening of symptoms must be considered in pregnant women with Behcet disease and treated promptly due to potential life-threatening consequences.