COMPLETE REMISSION OF MULTIPLE SEVERE AND REFRACTORY PULMONARY ANEURYSMS IN BEHCETS DISEASE AFTER TREATMENT WITH INFLIXIMAB
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.
Abstract
Introduction: Behcets disease is a multisystem disorder that can affect multiple organs.Vascular complications are common in Behçets disease.Arterial complications can include pulmonary artery aneurysms. These have a high risk of rupture and can be life threatening.
Observation: This report details a case of Behçets Disease in a 52-year-old patient of North African descent. The diagnosis was made after the patient experienced massive hemoptysis caused by multiple pulmonary artery aneurysms. The initial treatment prescribed for the aneurysm involved immunosuppressive medication, including cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids. During a 6-month follow-up period, the patient showed an unfavorable progression. Treatment with infliximab was attempted and resulted in a successful response to this treatment.
Conclusion: This is a new observation that reinforces the superiority of infliximab in severe and refractory Behcets disease.
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Salma Boustani, Abderrahmane Ibenyahia, Soukaina Wakrim and Wassila Bouissar (2023); COMPLETE REMISSION OF MULTIPLE SEVERE AND REFRACTORY PULMONARY ANEURYSMS IN BEHCETS DISEASE AFTER TREATMENT WITH INFLIXIMAB, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 11 (11), 524-528, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/17854
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