title: Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet's Disease.
abstract: Behçet's disease (BD) and vitiligo are diseases of unknown etiology. Interferon (IFN) alpha therapy is commonly used in Behçet uveitis. Interferon treatment in various diseases have also been observed causing certain autoimmune diseases such as vitiligo because of its immunomodulatory activity. The association between IFN therapy and vitiligo has been reported in the literature. We report a 21-year-old man with BD in whom vitiligo occurred during IFN treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such an association.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guney
authors.forename: Gulunay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akcali
authors.forename: Betul Ilkay
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Akcay
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Unlu
authors.forename: Gurkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Tahir Kansu
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bayramlar