J Rheum Dis 2014; 21(4): 209-213
Published online August 30, 2014
© Korean College of Rheumatology
허지애ㆍ김동수ㆍ김기환
연세대학교 의과대학 세브란스 어린이병원 소아청소년과
Correspondence to : Ki Hwan Kim
Behcet’s disease is a systemic vasculitis, characterized by recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, recurrent genital ulcers, skin lesion, and ocular involvement. Monoclonal antibody to the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is considered as a possible therapeutic approach to achieve clinical im-provement, preventing relapse in Behcet’s disease re-fractory to conventional anti-inflammatory drugs or im-munosuppressive durgs. We report the use of infliximab, which is one of the TNF-α monoclonal antibodies, in a 17-year-old girl with Behcet’s disease exhibiting severe mucocutaneous, ocular and neurological involvement re-fractory to standard treatment.
Keywords Child, Neuro-Behcet disease, Infliximab
J Rheum Dis 2014; 21(4): 209-213
Published online August 30, 2014
Copyright © Korean College of Rheumatology.
허지애ㆍ김동수ㆍ김기환
연세대학교 의과대학 세브란스 어린이병원 소아청소년과
Ji Ae Hur, Dong Soo Kim, Ki Hwan Kim
Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children’s Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Correspondence to:Ki Hwan Kim
Behcet’s disease is a systemic vasculitis, characterized by recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, recurrent genital ulcers, skin lesion, and ocular involvement. Monoclonal antibody to the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is considered as a possible therapeutic approach to achieve clinical im-provement, preventing relapse in Behcet’s disease re-fractory to conventional anti-inflammatory drugs or im-munosuppressive durgs. We report the use of infliximab, which is one of the TNF-α monoclonal antibodies, in a 17-year-old girl with Behcet’s disease exhibiting severe mucocutaneous, ocular and neurological involvement re-fractory to standard treatment.
Keywords: Child, Neuro-Behcet disease, Infliximab
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