CRP and Behcet disease: As expected, BD patients demonstrated higher levels of ESR (22.3 ± 21.2 vs. 18.9 ± 18.8 mm/h, p = 0.008) and serum CRP levels (1.2 ± 3.6 vs. 0.5 ± 1.7 mg/dL, p < 0.001) before the surgery than controls (Table 2).