Triple symptom complex of behcet: when to get help
Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.
1
Is any of this happening now?
Call 911
Call emergency services for:
Sudden loss of vision
Chest pain, severe breathlessness, or coughing blood
Sudden weakness, facial drooping, trouble speaking, seizure, or confusion
A sudden severe headache, especially with neurological symptoms
Severe abdominal pain, vomiting blood, or heavy rectal bleeding
Other emergency signs, for anyone
Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
2
Is any of this happening?
Be seen today
Seek urgent same-day medical assessment for a painful red eye, new blurred vision, or marked sensitivity to light.
A newly swollen and painful arm or leg also needs urgent assessment because it may indicate an inflamed or blocked vein.
Contact your usual medical team promptly for a new persistent headache, balance problem, numbness, bloody diarrhoea, worsening ulcers that prevent drinking, or signs of infection while taking immune-suppressing medicine.
Do not wait for a routine appointment if symptoms suggest eye, blood-vessel, bowel, or nervous-system involvement.
3
Does any of this apply?
Book an appointment
Routine follow-up is appropriate for recurring ulcers, manageable joint or skin symptoms, treatment monitoring, and discussion of possible side effects.
Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Triple symptom complex of behcet. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.