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Archives of Rheumatology
Volume: 27 Issue: 1, January 2012
Pages: 070-073
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Published Online: January 31, 2012
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İbak GÖNEN
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Mustafa ÖZŞAHİN
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Mustafa YILDIRIM
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Davut ÖZDEMİR
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Leyla YILMAZ AYDIN
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Ali KUTLUCAN
Department of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Hakan TURAN
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Ahmet ŞAHİN
Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
Ramazan BÜYÜKKAYA6
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
İbak GÖNEN, Mustafa ÖZŞAHİN, Mustafa YILDIRIM, Davut ÖZDEMİR, Leyla YILMAZ AYDIN, Ali KUTLUCAN, … Ramazan BÜYÜKKAYA6. (2012). Disseminated Tuberculosis During the Course of Behçet’s Disease: A Case Report. Archives of Rheumatology, 27(1), 070–073. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2012.010
Abstract
In this article, a 22 year-old male with disseminated tuberculosis during the course of Behçet's disease who was admitted with the complaints of fever, headache and fatigue was presented. The initial diagnosis was neuro- Behçet's syndrome. Tuberculosis during the course of rheumatic diseases are often associated with the use of TNF-alpha blockers. In our case, the patient experienced severe disseminated tuberculosis, despite being TNFalpha blocker-naive. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of tuberculosis with such a disseminated course developed in a patient with Behçet's disease who received conventional immunosuppressive treatment.
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Published In
Journal
Archives of Rheumatology
Volume / Issue
Vol. 27 No. 1 (2012): The Archives of Rheumatology
Pages
070-073
History
Published Online
January 31, 2012
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Affiliations
1
İbak GÖNEN
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
2
Mustafa ÖZŞAHİN
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
3
Mustafa YILDIRIM
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
4
Davut ÖZDEMİR
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
5
Leyla YILMAZ AYDIN
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
6
Ali KUTLUCAN
Department of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
7
Hakan TURAN
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
8
Ahmet ŞAHİN
Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
9
Ramazan BÜYÜKKAYA6
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
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İbak GÖNEN, Mustafa ÖZŞAHİN, Mustafa YILDIRIM, Davut ÖZDEMİR, Leyla YILMAZ AYDIN, Ali KUTLUCAN, … Ramazan BÜYÜKKAYA6. (2012). Disseminated Tuberculosis During the Course of Behçet’s Disease: A Case Report. Archives of Rheumatology, 27(1), 070–073. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2012.010
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