Transverse myelitis in a patient with Behcet's disease: Favorable outcome with a combination of interferon-α

Meral Çalgüneri; Ahmet Mesut Onat; M. Akif Öztürk; Levent Özçakar; Kemal Ureten; Ali Akdogan; Ihsan Ertenli; Sedat Kiraz

doi:10.1007/s10067-004-0944-1

Transverse myelitis in a patient with Behcet's disease: Favorable outcome with a combination of interferon-α

Meral Çalgüneri
, Ahmet Mesut Onat
, M. Akif Öztürk
, Levent Özçakar
, Kemal Ureten
, Ali Akdogan
, Ihsan Ertenli
, Sedat Kiraz

Hacettepe University

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Abstract

We report here on a 24-year-old patient with Behçet's disease who had been diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis. He was successfully treated with a combination regimen of a steroids, cyclophosphamide, and interferon-α. The treatment strategy with specific emphasis on interferon-α is discussed in the light of the pertinent literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-66
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-0944-1
Publication status	Published - Feb 2005

Keywords

Behçet's disease
Interferon-α
Transverse myelitis

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