Central nervous system vasculitis in Behçet's syndrome: Angiographic improvement after therapy with cytotoxic agents
We describe a patient with Behçet's syndrome who had clinical and angiographic features of widespread cerebral angiitis of small‐ and medium‐caliber vessels. We report the successful treatment of this condition with a combination of cytotoxic agents and steroids, and demonstrate angiographicall...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Arthritis and rheumatism 1989-02, Vol.32 (2), p.217-220 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We describe a patient with Behçet's syndrome who had clinical and angiographic features of widespread cerebral angiitis of small‐ and medium‐caliber vessels. We report the successful treatment of this condition with a combination of cytotoxic agents and steroids, and demonstrate angiographically the resolution of these abnormalities in neuro‐Behçet's disease. |
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ISSN: | 0004-3591 1529-0131 |
DOI: | 10.1002/anr.1780320217 |