Similarities and differences between Behçet's disease and Crohn's disease

Table 2 Treatment options for Behçet’s and Crohn’s disease

	BD		CD
	Extraintestinal BD	Intestinal BD	Extraintestinal CD	Intestinal CD
Colchicine	S, M, A	-	-	-
Corticosteroids	All manifestations	+	All manifestations	+
Azathioprine	S, M, O, V, N	+	S	+
6-mercaptopurine	-	??	-	+
Cyclosporine A	O	-	-	-
Interferon-alpha	O, N	-	-	-
Mycophenolate Mofetil	O	-	-	-
Cyclophosphamide	O, V, N	-	-	-
Methotrexate	A, N	-	A, S	-
Sulfasalazine	A	+	A	+
Mesalazine	-	+	-	+
Anti-TNF agents	A, O, N	+	A, S, O	+

A: Arthritis; S: Skin; M: Mucosal; O: Ocular; V: Vascular; N: Neurogical Involvement; (+): Effective; (-): Non-Effective; BD: Behçet’s Disease; CD: Crohn’s disease.