Behcet’s Disease
USA
China
Iran
Turkey
USA <1
Rest of Europe <1
China 3
Italy 4
Japan 13.5
Iran 100
Isreal 185
Turkey 420
Iraq 17
B eh c e t ’ s d i s e a s e i s m o s t c o m mo n a l o n g t h e “ O l d S i l k R o u t e , ” w h i c h s p a n s t h e r e g i o n f r o m J a p a n a n d C h i n a i n t h e F a r E a s t t o t h e M e d it e r r a n e a n S e a , i n c l u d i n g cou n t r i e s s u c h a s T u r k e y a n d I r a n
Cases / People 100,000