Select the best initial treatment for a patient with Behcet syndrome and ocular involvement
Correct Answer: Systemic glucocoicoids and azathioprine
Description: Diagnostic Criteria of Behcet's Syndrome Recurrent oral ulceration Plus 2 of the following: Recurrent genital ulceration Ocular lesions Skin lesions Positive Pathergy test Rx: Condition Treatment Lesion in uveal/ oral cavity Topical Steroids CNS/ocular Systemic steroids Serious cases Thalidomide Recent study Apremilast(Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor) Mucocutaneous manifestations ,Ahritis Colchicine
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