Topical granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for the treatment of oral and genital ulcers of patients with Behcet's disease


Bacanli A., Dicle O. Y., Parmaksizoglu B., Yilmaz E., Alpsoy E.

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, vol.20, no.8, pp.931-935, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background Recurrent and painful ulcers of the oral mucosa and genital skin/mucosa are the most commonly observed manifestations in patients with Behcet's disease (BD). They affect patients' quality of life. Because of the effectiveness of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in wound healing, it may also be useful for the treatment of oral ulcers (OU) and genital ulcers (GU) of BD.