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Aktuelle Rheumatologie 2021; 46(05): 485-488
DOI: 10.1055/a-1400-2586
Case Report

Behçet’s Syndrome Complicated with Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis: Response to Tocilizumab Treatment

Morbus Behçet kompliziert durch eine Pulmonalarterienthrombose: Ansprechen auf die Behandlung Tocilizumab
Didem Sahin Eroglu
1   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Anil Colaklar
2   Department of Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Alparslan Ceran
3   Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Serdar Sezer
1   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Murat Torgutalp 
1   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Gulay Kinikli
1   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Zusammenfassung

Die Beteiligung der Lungenarterie ist eine seltene, aber tödliche Komplikation des Morbus Behçets (MB). Hier berichten wir über einen männlichen MB-Patienten mit zwei vaskulären Komplikationen, nämlich dem Budd-Chiari-Syndrom und der Pulmonalarterienthrombose. Der Patient litt unter einer rezidivierenden Lungenarterienthrombose, die gegen mehrere immunsuppressive Medikamente, einschließlich hochdosierter Glukokortikoide und dem Anti-TNF-Mittel Infliximab, refraktär war. Infolge mehrerer Rezidive wurde er effektiv mit Tocilizumab behandelt, wodurch auch eine vollständige Rekanalisation der thrombosierten Arterien erreicht wurde.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery involvement is a rare but deadly complication of Behçet’s syndrome (BS). This article presents a male patient with BS complicated with Budd-Chiari syndrome and pulmonary artery thrombosis. The patient had recurrent pulmonary artery thrombosis resistant to several immunosuppressive drugs including high-dose glucocorticoids and the anti-TNF agent infliximab. Following multiple relapses, he was effectively treated with tocilizumab, which also achieved complete recanalization of the thrombosed arteries.

Key words

pulmonary artery thrombosis - tocilizumab - Behçet’s syndrome - recanalization

Schlüsselwörter

Pulmonalarterienthrombose - Tocilizumab - Morbus Behçet - Rekanalisation


Publication History

Article published online:
27 April 2021

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