Serum homocysteine level and eye involvement in Egyptian patients with Behçet’s disease

摘要: Abstract Aim of the work To investigate possible role serum homocysteine in eye involvement Egyptian patients with Behcet’s disease (BD). Patients and methods A case–control study was made on 27 BD (17 males 10 females a mean age 32.11 ± 7.16 years) 19 healthy control subjects. All fulfilled criteria International Study Group for BD. The were categorized as ( n  = 12), or without  = 15). Serum C-reactive protein levels studied all controls. Results concentrations significantly higher than controls (15.56 ± 3.52 7.32 ± 1.38 μmol/L, respectively; P  = 0.213) CRP found between involvement. Conclusion Homocysteine may play ocular Assessment be important investigation management BD, especially disease.