title: Therapeutic effects on intestinal Behçet's disease of an intravenous drug delivery system using dexamethasone incorporated in lipid emulsion.
abstract: Recurrent intestinal ulcer is a frequent problem in the management of Behçet's disease. However, no standard therapy for intestinal Beheçt's disease has been established. We report two patients with intestinal Behçet disease and recurrent ileal ulcers who were treated successfuly with a lipid emulsion of dexamethasone. In one patient, the cecal ulcer did not relapse after the intravenous administration initiation of a lipid emulsion of dexamethasone once a week, despite the discontinuation of prednisolone. In the other patient, the cecal ulcer showed a healing tendency, and oral administration of prednisolone was reduced from 40 to 15 mg/day after intravenous administration of a lipid emulsion of dexamethasone. Both patients experienced no complications associated with the administration of the emulsion. These results suggest that an intravenous drug delivery system using a lipid emulsion of dexamethasone is useful for treatment of intestinal Behçet's disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Endoscopic Medicine, Graduate School of Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. hiropy@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakase
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kawanami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takakuwa
authors.forename: T
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authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; D003907:Dexamethasone