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Cerebral vein thrombosis in a four year old with Behçet's disease.

Duygu Ovunc Hacihamdioglu1, Murat Demiriz2, Gungor Sobaci3, Murat Kocaoglu4, Erkan Demirkaya5, Faysal Gok5.   

Abstract

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem disorder. The main pathology in BD is vasculitis that involves arteries and veins of all calibers. Central nervous system involvement occurs in 5-10% of patients. Increased morbidity and mortality is rarely observed in children. The mean age at onset in pediatric BD is approximately 7 years. Neurologic involvement in BD is usually observed after 3-6 years. We report the case of a four-year-old Turkish boy with BD with sagittal sinus thrombosis treated with infliximab. The patient presented papilledema without neurologic signs. Although long-term efficacy evaluations are needed in this case, infliximab therapy may be a good option in childhood BD with refractory sinus thrombosis. This is the youngest case of BD with sagittal sinus thrombosis reported so far.
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Keywords:  Behçet's disease; Children; Enfermedad de Behçet's; Infliximab; Niños; Thrombosis; Trombosis

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Year:  2013        PMID: 24388639     DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.05.007

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Reumatol Clin        ISSN: 1699-258X


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Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2016-03-02       Impact factor: 3.240

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