| Literature DB >> 26740268 |
Felix Ng1, Fabian Joon Kiong Chiong2, Russell Buchanan3, Louise M Burrell4.
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Behçet disease (BD) is a rare relapsing, multisystem vasculitis characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, and uveitis. As an autoimmune small vessel vasculitis, BD can involve other organs including the skin, joints, nervous system, kidney and the gastrointestinal tract. This report describes a 40-year-old woman who presented with an uncommon feature of BD, namely myositis, and who went on to develop myocarditis and polymicrobial necrotising fasciitis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an immunocompromised-associated infection occurring in BD without concurrent immunosuppressive therapy. 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26740268 PMCID: PMC4716312 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211983
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X