Clinical evaluation
A detailed medical history and physical examination was carried out for
all participants. BD diagnosis was made based on the criteria from the
International Study Group. Demographic and clinical data were also
recorded (6). Disease activity was evaluated with the Turkish version of
the Behcet Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) (7). The items included
in the form are: headache, oral and genital ulcers, erythema, skin
pustules, arthralgia and arthritis, and involvements in intestinal,
ocular, nervous system, and also in major vessels. The BDCAF score was
calculated by summing up each item score and the scale was between 0-12
points. Patients with vascular involvement were the ones who had active
vasculitis lesions at the time of sample collection (basically deep vein
thrombosis, aortic plaques, stenosis, occlusions, aneurysms ).