A dramatic case of Behçet disease successfully treated with infliximab.
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چکیده
Behçet disease is a chronic relapsing systemic disease with possible life-threatening presentations. Management of this disease can be challenging and reports of the off-label use of anti-TNFα agents for the treatment of severe manifestations are increasing, with good results. The authors report a case of Behçet disease with a sudden and severe multi-systemic onset successfully treated with infliximab.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Dermatology online journal
دوره 19 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013