DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i09.018

Pages: 1647-1650

Behçet's disease is a chronic and recurrent systemic inflammatory vasculitis that presents in flare-remission phases. Its etiopathogenesis remains unknown. The coexistence of psychiatric symptoms and cognitive impairments appears to be common, yet still unclear. The immuno-inflammatory hypothesis presents a promising approach to unravel the complex link governing this comorbidity. This article presents the case of a patient admitted to a psychiatric hospital to manage behavioral disturbances within the context of a schizoaffective disorder. This admission led to the diagnosis of Behçet's disease with cutaneous and mucosal involvement. The article also provides a literature review on the neuropsychiatric characteristics of Behçet's disease, as well as the bidirectional links between psychiatric disorders and immuno-inflammation.