Original Article
EAJM 2011; 43: 169-72
Antistreptolysin O Levels in Patients with Behcet’s Disease Behçet Hastalarında ASO Düzeyleri Hulya Uzkeser1, Saliha Karatay1, Kadir Yildirim1, Ali Karakuzu2, Muhammed Hamidullah Uyanik3 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey 3 Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey 1 2
Abstract
Özet
Objective: Behcet’s disease is a multisystem inflammatory disorder, and its etiology has not been defined clearly yet. In this study, we aimed to investigate the antistreptolysin O (ASO) levels of patients with Behcet’s disease.
Amaç: Behçet hastalığı multisistemik inflamatuar bir hastalıktır. Behçet hastalığının etiyolojisi henüz tam olarak belirlenememiştir. Bu çalışmada Behçet hastalarında antistreptolizin O (ASO) düzeylerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Materials and Methods: Thirty patients with Behcet’s disease and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. We measured erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), serum C-reactive protein (CRP), and ASO levels in both groups.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya 30 Behçet hastası ve 30 sağlıklı kontrol katıldı. Her iki grupta eritrosit sedimantasyon hızı (ESH), serum C-reaktif protein (CRP) ve ASO düzeyleri ölçüldü.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups with respect to demographic data (p>0.05). The ASO levels of the patients and the controls were 288.4±145.7 and 170.6±142.4 ng/ml, respectively. In the patients with Behcet’s disease, ASO (p
EAJM 2011; 43: 169-72
Antistreptolysin O Levels in Patients with Behcet’s Disease Behçet Hastalarında ASO Düzeyleri Hulya Uzkeser1, Saliha Karatay1, Kadir Yildirim1, Ali Karakuzu2, Muhammed Hamidullah Uyanik3 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey 3 Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey 1 2
Abstract
Özet
Objective: Behcet’s disease is a multisystem inflammatory disorder, and its etiology has not been defined clearly yet. In this study, we aimed to investigate the antistreptolysin O (ASO) levels of patients with Behcet’s disease.
Amaç: Behçet hastalığı multisistemik inflamatuar bir hastalıktır. Behçet hastalığının etiyolojisi henüz tam olarak belirlenememiştir. Bu çalışmada Behçet hastalarında antistreptolizin O (ASO) düzeylerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Materials and Methods: Thirty patients with Behcet’s disease and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. We measured erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), serum C-reactive protein (CRP), and ASO levels in both groups.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya 30 Behçet hastası ve 30 sağlıklı kontrol katıldı. Her iki grupta eritrosit sedimantasyon hızı (ESH), serum C-reaktif protein (CRP) ve ASO düzeyleri ölçüldü.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups with respect to demographic data (p>0.05). The ASO levels of the patients and the controls were 288.4±145.7 and 170.6±142.4 ng/ml, respectively. In the patients with Behcet’s disease, ASO (p
