Efficacy of Adalimumab in a Girl with Refractory Intestinal Behcet’s Disease

We describe our experience with a juvenile patient who had refractory intestinal Behcet’s disease that responded to adalimumab, a fully humanized antibody against soluble TNF-α and its receptor. The patient, a 13-year-old girl, presented with oral aphthous ulcers, vulvar pain, and rashes on the lowe...

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Main Authors: Mariko Kaji, Takayuki Kishi, Takako Miyamae, Satoru Nagata, Hisashi Yamanaka, Satoshi Fujikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/716138