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Table 3 Diagnostic Criteria (International Team for the Revision of the International Criteria for Behcet’s 2014)

From: Primary angiitis of the CNS (PACNS) and Behçet disease

Criteria

Points

Eye involvement (Uveitis/Iritis with hypopyon, Retinitis)

2

Genital ulcerations (usually heals with scars)

2

Oral ulcerations (usually 3 x per year, no sequelae)

2

Skin lesions (Erythema nodosum, folliculitis, sterile pustulae)

1

Neuro-Behçet (no isolated headache)

1

Vascular manifestation (venous or arterial thromboses, aneurysms)

1

Positive pathergy test (optional)

1

  1. 4 Points: possible, 5 Points: very probable, 6 Points: almost certain diagnosis (94% sensitivity, 90% specificity)