Behcet\'s Disease (Introduction of Three Cases Treated With Immunosuppressor Drugs)
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CONCLUSION Apres avoir discute l'etiologie et la pathogenie de la maladie de Beh<;et, nous avons essaye de traiter trois patients atteints de cette maladie, par Jes immunosuppresseurs. Les resultats ont etc les suivants: I -Dans un cas le resultat est excellent; Ia vision est presque normalisee. 2 -Le deuxieme cas montre une amelioration partielle de la vision depuis 3 ans, sans aucune recidive. 3 -Le troisieme patient montre la disparition des signes oculaires et cutanes de la maladie tant que le traitement immunosuppresseur est institue. Des l'arret du traitement, des signes d'hemorragies vitres reapparaissent. Les immunosuppresseurs que nous avons utilises chez Jes trois patients ont ete du serie des alkylants precisement chlorambucil (leukeran), cyclophosphamide (Endoxan) associes au debut au traitement corticoide a faible dose. La seule complication notee est !'apparition d'une amenorrhee transitorie chez une des patientes. Notons qu'un quatrieme cas, un jeune gar<;on de 12 ans atteint de la maladie de Beh<;et est depuis un mois sous traitement immunosuppresseur (cyclophosphamide et prednisone), mais ii est trop tot d'en prendre une conclusion.
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volume 4 issue 2
pages 121- 129
publication date 1976-03
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