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
Hauptverfasser: Zelenski, Jane D., Calabrese, Leonard H., Capraro, Judith A., Holden, Daniel
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Sprache:eng
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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.
ISSN:0004-3591
1529-0131
DOI:10.1002/anr.1780320217