H pylori infection in patients with Behcet’s disease

Table 1 Characteristics of patients with Behcet's disease

Age (yr)	36.2 ± 11.4 (18-67)
Female/male ratio	21/24
Mean duration of the disease (mo)	35 ± 14 (16-84)
HLA B5 (+)	89%
Recurrent oral ulcers	100%
Eye lesions	22%
Genital ulcers	98%
Skin lesions	13%
Arthralgia	42%
Deep vein thrombosis	0%
Positive pathergy test	98%

Table 2 Endoscopic findings in patients with and without H pylori infection

		Patients with BD n/%		Control group n/%
		Hp (+)	Hp (-)	Hp (+)	Hp (-)
Esophageal lesions1		-	-	-	-
	Gastric ulcer	-	-	-	-
Gastric	Superficial gastritis	8/17.7	2/4.4	8/20	2/5
esions	Erosive gastritis	9/20	2/4.4	8/20	2/5
	Gastric erosion	14/31.2	4/8.9	12/30	4/10
Duodenal lesions	Duodenal ulcer	-	-	-	-
	Duodenitis	7/15.5	1/2.2	6/15	1/2.5
Normal		2/4.4	4/8.9	2/5	2/5
Total		33/73.3	12/26.7	30/75	10/25

BD: Behcet’s disease; Hp: H pylori;

¹Esophageal lesions; ulceration or ulcer, fistula, luminal stricture, pseudomembrane esophagitis, esophageal varices.