Evaluation of current therapeutic strategies in Behçet’s disease
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Iliana Alexoudi & Violetta Kapsimali & Aristides Vaiopoulos & Meletios Kanakis & George Vaiopoulos
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic relapsing vasculitis with multifunctional pathogenesis. The mucocutaneous and ocular lesions are the commonest manifestations, but BD also affects the musculoskeletal, intestinal, cardiac, and central nervous system. BD therapy is based on the suppression of the inflammatory process, using immunomodulating and immunosuppressive agents. In selected cases, invasive procedures may be required
Clin Rheumatol (2011) 30:157–163 Received: 27 August 2010 / Accepted: 30 August 2010 / Published online: 15 September 2010
