Transverse myelitis in a patient with Behcet's disease: favorable outcome with a combination of interferon-alpha

ÇALGÜNERİ, M; Onat, AHMET; ÖZTÜRK, MEHMET; Ozcakar, LEVENT; ÜRETEN, KEMAL; Akdogan, ALİ; Ertenli, I; Kiraz, SEDAT

doi:10.1007/s10067-004-0944-1

Transverse myelitis in a patient with Behcet's disease: favorable outcome with a combination of interferon-alpha

ÇALGÜNERİ M., Onat A. M., ÖZTÜRK M. A., Ozcakar L., ÜRETEN K., Akdogan A., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.64-66, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10067-004-0944-1
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-66
Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet's disease, interferon-alpha, transverse myelitis, INVOLVEMENT
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report here on a 24-year-old patient with Behcet's disease who had been diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis. He was successfully treated with a combination regimen of a steroids, cyclophosphamide, and interferon-alpha. The treatment strategy with specific emphasis on interferon-alpha is discussed in the light of the pertinent literature.