Table 3: BD ISG criteria [8]. Main criteria and at least two secondary ones are required. Other diseases need to be excluded.
Mandatory Criteria | Recurrent oral ulcerations | Minor aphthous, major aphthous or herpetiform ulceration observed by physician or patient, which recurred at least 3 times in one 12 month period |
Secondary Criteria | Recurrent genital ulceration | Aphthous ulceration or scarring observed by physician or patient. |
Eye lesion | Anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis, or cells in vitreous on slit lamp examination or retinal vasculitis observed by ophthalmologist | |
Skin lesion | Erythema nodosum observed by physician or patient, pseudo folliculiti s or papulopustular lesions, or acneiform nodules observed by physician in post-adolescent patients not on corticosteroid treatment | |
Positive Pathergy test | Behcetine test read by physician 24-48 hours. |