Case Report

J Rheum Dis 2014; 21(4): 209-213

Published online August 30, 2014

© Korean College of Rheumatology

소아 신경 베체트병에서 효과적인 Infliximab 치료 사례

허지애ㆍ김동수ㆍ김기환

연세대학교 의과대학 세브란스 어린이병원 소아청소년과

Received: August 6, 2013; Revised: September 24, 2013; Accepted: September 24, 2013

Successful Treatment of Child Neuro-Behcet’s Disease with Infliximab

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

Received: August 6, 2013; Revised: September 24, 2013; Accepted: September 24, 2013

Abstract

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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Case Report

J Rheum Dis 2014; 21(4): 209-213

Published online August 30, 2014

Copyright © Korean College of Rheumatology.

소아 신경 베체트병에서 효과적인 Infliximab 치료 사례

허지애ㆍ김동수ㆍ김기환

연세대학교 의과대학 세브란스 어린이병원 소아청소년과

Received: August 6, 2013; Revised: September 24, 2013; Accepted: September 24, 2013

Successful Treatment of Child Neuro-Behcet’s Disease with Infliximab

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

Received: August 6, 2013; Revised: September 24, 2013; Accepted: September 24, 2013

Abstract

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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