| Title |
Interferon-Alpha 2a Treatment of Neuro-Behcet Disease |
| Creator |
Nichols, JC; Ince, A; Akduman, L; Mann, ES |
| Affiliation |
Saint Louis University Eye Institute, Missouri 63104, USA. |
| Abstract |
Behcet disease is a multisystemic, chronic, recurrent inflammatory disorder characterized as a triad of hypopyon uveitis, oral aphthae, and genital ulcers. Neurologic involvement in Behcet disease (neuro-Behcet) is common. Neuro-Behcet disease typically manifests late after disease onset, rarely coincides with ocular involvement, and often heralds a poor prognosis for final vision and survival. We present a case of neuro-Behcet disease with neurologic onset concomitant with systemic and ocular involvement that was responsive to treatment with interferon-alpha 2a. |
| Subject |
Behcet Syndrome/diagnosis/drug therapy; Brain Diseases/diagnosis/drug therapy; Humans; Interferon Alfa-2a/therapeutic use; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Papilledema/diagnosis/drug therapy |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
225223 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q55vrv/225223 |
