Hulusi Behçet

Hulusi Behçet
Born(1889-02-20)20 February 1889
Konstantiniyye, Ottoman Empire
Died8 March 1948(1948-03-08) (aged 59)
Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation(s)Physician, scientist
Known forBehçet's disease
Websitewww.hulusibehcet.net

Hulusi Behçet (Ottoman Turkish: خلوصی بهجت; Turkish: [behˈtʃet]; 20 February 1889 – 8 March 1948) was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as Behçet's disease. His portrait was depicted on a former Turkish postcard stamp.

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