An incomplete form of childhood Behçet's disease treated with infliximab

Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2014 Jul-Sep;27(3):445-8. doi: 10.1177/039463201402700316.

Abstract

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multi-systemic vasculitis characterized by the possible presence of cutaneous, ocular, articular and neurological manifestations. In this report, we examine the case of a fifteen-year old boy with an incomplete form of juvenile Behçet's disease which began with joint involvement and developed into a complete form only after several years. The patient showed a rapid response to anti-TNF-alpha (infliximab) with an improvement of mucocutaneous lesions (oral and genital ulcers, pseudofolliculitis) and arthritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Behcet Syndrome / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infliximab
  • Male

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Infliximab