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My 17 year old son has uveities. what is behcets?

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Autoimmunevasculitis: Autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body, especially the veins. The areas most affected are the eyes, mouth, skin, brain, joints, lungs.

Answered 7/6/2012

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