title: Cyclosporin in Behçet's disease: results in 16 patients after 24 months of therapy.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of cyclosporin in Behçet's disease. Sixteen subjects (10 males and 6 females; mean age 25.2 years) affected by the complete type of Behçet's syndrome received 5 mg/kg/day of cyclosporin for 24 months. A marked improvement of the symptoms was observed after three months of therapy. Within 6 to 12 months of treatment 14 of the 16 patients obtained a complete clinical remission. Biochemical and immunological parameters were controlled periodically to evaluate the clinical response and the possible side-effects. Two patients dropped out of the study because of anaemia and renal dysfunction, which returned to normal when cyclosporin was withdrawn. Our results confirm the efficacy of cyclosporin in the treatment of Behçet's disease.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica, Universita' di Verona Policlinico Borgo Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pacor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biasi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cortina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caramaschi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Girelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Urbani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bambara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine