Behcet's Syndrome Complicated with Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis: Response to Tocilizumab Treatment
AKTUELLE RHEUMATOLOGIE, cilt.46, sa.05, ss.485-488, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 05
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1055/a-1400-2586
- Dergi Adı: AKTUELLE RHEUMATOLOGIE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.485-488
- Anahtar Kelimeler: pulmonary artery thrombosis, tocilizumab, Behcet's syndrome, recanalization, VASCULAR INVOLVEMENT, DISEASE
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pulmonary artery involvement is a rare but deadly complication of Behcet's syndrome (BS). This article presents a male patient with BS complicated with Budd-Chiari syndrome and pulmonary artery thrombosis. The patient had recurrent pulmonary artery thrombosis resistant to several immunosuppressive drugs including high-dose glucocorticoids and the anti-TNF agent infliximab. Following multiple relapses, he was effectively treated with tocilizumab, which also achieved complete recanalization of the thrombosed arteries.