title: An incomplete form of childhood Behçet's disease treated with infliximab.
abstract: Behçet's disease (BD) is a multi-systemic vasculitis characterized by the possible presence of cutaneous, ocular, articular and neurological manifestations. In this report, we examine the case of a fifteen-year old boy with an incomplete form of juvenile Behçet's disease which began with joint involvement and developed into a complete form only after several years. The patient showed a rapid response to anti-TNF-alpha (infliximab) with an improvement of mucocutaneous lesions (oral and genital ulcers, pseudofolliculitis) and arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caporuscio
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pranteda
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, University of Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nistico
authors.affiliation: Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maucione
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canzoni
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muscianese
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fanto
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sorgi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D000069285:Infliximab; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000069285:Infliximab