© 1990 British Society for Rheumatology
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BEHçET'S SYNDROME IN HLA-IDENTICAL SIBLINGS


*Department of Medicine, Royal Liverpool Hospital Liverpool
Regional Thoracic Unit, Broadgreen Hospital Liverpool
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to Prof. J. Woodrow, Department of Medicine, The University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX
A family is described in which two HLA-identical brothers had severe forms of Behcet's syndrome, one with severe ocular involvement and the other with severe pulmonary involvement
KEY WORDS: Oral ulcers, Erythema nodosum, Arthritis, Uveitis, Genital ulcers, Haemoptysis, Pulmonary thrombus, Family study