Behçet’s Medical Factsheets

Behçet's Medical Factsheets

Behçet’s Medical Factsheets

Medical Factsheets: for use by members, clinicians, and NHS staff

Our medical factsheets are written by medical professionals, who specialise in Behçet’s, and offer authoritative medical advice.

These factsheets are also available in audio format

1. Overview of Behçet’s 2022
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2. Behçet’s: A patients guide by patients 2024
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3. Scientific info on Behçet’s 2023
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4. Treatment of Behçet’s 2022
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5. Eyes and Behçet’s 2022
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6. Brain and Behçet’s 2018
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7. Skin and Behçet’s 2022
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8. Blood vessels and Behçet’s 2022
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9. Intestinal complications of Behçet’s 2022
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10. Heart and Behçet’s 2022
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11. Kidneys and Behçet’s 2022
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12. Pregnancy and Behçet’s 2023
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13. Behçet’s in Children 2022
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14. Mouth ulcers and Behçet’s 2018
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15. Headache in Behçet’s 2018
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16. Neuro-Behçet’s 2023
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17. Arthritis and pain in Behçet’s 2023
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18. Menopause and Behçet’s 2018 
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List of common terms and definitions 2023
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The BAD and BSR living guideline for managing people with Behçets 2024

The British Association of Dermatologists and British Society for Rheumatology living guideline for managing people with Behçets 2024 has been co-published in both the British Journal of Dermatology and Rheumatology.

Behçets Living Guideline

Behçets guidelines PDF

Patient Information Leaflet

Plain Language Summary


Behçet’s: a short guide for General Practitioners

This useful guide provides a succinct overview of Behçet’s for General Practitioners and other medical professionals.

It is also useful for individuals who suspect they may have Behçet’s and are awaiting a diagnosis.


Behçet’s Treatment: Medication and Agreed Drugs Pathway

The NHS England National Behçet’s Syndrome Centres of Excellence provide a Summary on use of Medication used to treat Behçet’s which also includes a link to the agreed drugs pathway.