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Abstracts tagged "Behcet’s syndrome"

  • Abstract Number: 2789 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Efficacy of Apremilast for Oral Ulcers Associated with Active Behçet’s Syndrome over 28 Weeks: Results from a Phase III Study

    Gulen Hatemi1, Alfred Mahr2, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo3, Yeong Wook Song4, Melike Melikoglu5, Sue Cheng6, Shannon McCue6, Maria Paris6, Mindy Chen6 and Yusuf Yazici7, 1Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Hospital Saint-Louis, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France, 3Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, 4Rheumatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), 5Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey, 6Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, 7New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Behçet’s syndrome is a chronic, relapsing, multi-system inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent oral ulcers (OU), which can be disabling and substantially impact quality of…
  • Abstract Number: 1802 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Behcet’s Disease in the Southwestern United States

    Maheswari Muruganandam1 and Noelle Rolle2, 1Rheumatology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 2Rheumatology, University Of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, ALBUQUERQUE, NM

    Background/Purpose: Behcet’s disease (BD) in the US is estimated to have a prevalence of 5.2-6.6 per 100,000 populations which is similar to that of European…
  • Abstract Number: 2841 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Apremilast for Behçet’s Syndrome: Results from a Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in a Japanese Subgroup

    Mitsuhiro Takeno1, Yoshiya Tanaka2, Hajime Kono3, Shouji Sugii4, Mitsumasa Kishimoto5, Sue Cheng6, Shannon McCue6, Maria Paris6 and Hiroaki Dobashi7, 1Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 2University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 4Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, 5Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, 6Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, 7Internal Medicine Division of Hematology, Rheumatology, and Respiratory Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Apremilast, an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, demonstrated efficacy in a global, phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with Behçet’s syndrome and…
  • Abstract Number: 149 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Deep Immune-Profiling of CD4+ T Cells in Behçet’s Disease

    Johannes Nowatzky1, Arshed Al-Obeidi2, Yuhe Xia2 and Olivier Manches3, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 3INSERM, Grenoble, France

    Background/Purpose: Functionality and immune-phenotypes of the human CD4+ T-cell compartment in Behçet’s disease (BD) are under-investigated, but several lines of evidence point to its relevance…
  • Abstract Number: 1804 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Optimization Protocol for Adalimumab Treatment in Refractory Uveitis Due to Behçet’s Disease

    José Luis Martín-Varillas1, Belén Atienza-Mateo1, Vanesa Calvo-Río2, Diana Prieto Peña2, Monica Calderón Goercke2, Eva Peña Sainz-Pardo3, Emma Beltrán4, Juan Sánchez Bursón Sr.5, M. Victoria Hernández6, Alfredo Adan7, Marina Mesquida7, Marisa Hernández8, Elia Valls-Pascual9, Lucía Martínez-Costa9, Agusti Sellas-Fernandez10, Miguel Cordero-Coma11, Manuel Díaz-Llopis12, Roberto Gallego12, David Salom12, Norberto Ortego Centeno13, Jose L. García Serrano14, José-Luis Callejas-Rubio15, Jose M Herreras16, Angel Garcia-Aparicio17, Olga Maíz18, Ana Blanco19, Ignacio Torre-Salaberri20, David Diaz-Valle21, Esperanza Pato Cour22, Elena Aurrecoechea23, Miguel A. Caracuel24, Fernando Gamero25, Enrique Minguez26, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero27, Alejandro Olivé-Marqués28, Oscar Ruiz Moreno29, Javier Manero29, Julio Vázquez30, Santiago Muñoz Fernandez31, Myriam Gandía32, Esteban Rubio-Romero33, Francisco Toyos34, Francisco Javier López Longo35, Joan Miquel Nolla36, Marcelino Revenga Martínez37, Javier Loricera3, Rosalía Demetrio-Pablo3, Enar Pons1, José Luis Hernández3, Miguel Angel González-Gay3 and Ricardo Blanco1, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 2Rheumatology, Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 4Rheumatology, Hospital del Mar. Barcelona. Spain, Barcelona, Spain, 5Rheumatology, Hospital de Valme. Sevilla. Spain, Sevilla, Spain, 6Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic. Barcelona. Spain, Barcelona, Spain, 7Hospital Clinic. Barcelona. Spain, Barcelona, Spain, 8Ophthalmology, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, 9Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset. Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, 10Vall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, 11Ophthalmology, Hospital de León. Spain, León, Spain, 12Hospital Universitario La Fe. Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, 13Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio. Granada. Spain, Granada, Spain, 14Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio. Granada. Spain, Granada, Spain, 15Hospital Universitario San Cecilio. Granada. Spain, Granada, Spain, 16Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario, IOBA. Valladolid. Spain, Valladolid, Spain, 17Rheumatology, Hospital de Toledo. Toledo. Spain, Toledo, Spain, 18Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastian. Spain, San Sebastián, Spain, 19Ophtamology, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastian. Spain, San Sebastian, Spain, 20Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Basurto. Bilbao. Spain, Bilbao, Spain, 21Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain, 22Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 23Rheumatology, Hospital de Sierrallana, Torrelavega. Cantabria. Spain, Torrelavega, Spain, 24Hospital de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain., Córdoba, Spain, 25Rheumatology, Hospital San Pedro Alcántara. Cáceres. Spain, Cáceres, Spain, 26Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínico de Zaragoza. Spain, Zaragoza, Spain, 27Hospital de Mérida. Spain, Mérida, Spain, 28Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, 29Ophthalmology and Rheumatology, Hospital Miguel Servet. Zaragoza. Spain, Zaragoza, Spain, 30Rheumatology, Hospital de Ferrol. La Coruña. Spain, La Coruña, Spain, 31Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía. Madrid. Spain, San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), Spain, 32Rheumatology, Hospital Puerta del Mar. Cádiz. Spain, Cádiz, Spain, 33Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío. Sevilla. Spain, Sevilla, Spain, 34Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, 35Rheumatology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, 36Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 37Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the most common ocular manifestation in Behçet Disease (BD), which can cause irreversible blindness. Once the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of Adalimumab…
  • Abstract Number: 2993 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Vascular Involvement in Behcet’s Syndrome May be Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis

    Emine USLU YURTERI1, EVREN ÜSTÜNER2, Murat TORGUTALP1, Mucteba Enes YAYLA1, Ilyas Ercan OKATAN1, Ayse Bahar KELESOGLU DINCER1, Serdar SEZER1, Emine Gozde AYDEMIR GULOKSUZ1, Tahsin Murat TURGAY1, Gülay KINIKLI3 and Aşkın Ateş4, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, ANKARA, Turkey, 2RADIOLOGY, ANKARA UNIVERSITY RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ANKARA, Turkey, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Behçet's Syndrome (BS) is a vasculitic process which is characterized by recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulcerations, ocular, vascular, neurological, and gastrointestinal involvement .…
  • Abstract Number: 1150 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Ocular Involvement Is Exclusive with Genital Ulcer and Skin Lesion in the Early Phase of Behçet’s Disease: Nationwide Japanese Registration.

    Nobuyuki Horita1, Akiko Suwa2, Mitsuhiro Takeno3, Takehito Ishido2, Yohei Kirino4 and Nobuhisa Mizuki5, 1National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, 3Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 4Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, 5Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Behçetfs disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory syndrome with features of multi-organ involvement and presents with mucocutaneous and ocular symptoms. We have previously found…
  • Abstract Number: 1151 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Clinical Manifestations of BehçEt’s Disease Depending on Sex and Age: Nationwide Japanese Registration

    Takehito Ishido1, Nobuyuki Horita2, Mitsuhiro Takeno3, Mizuho Ishido1, Yohei Kirino4 and Nobuhisa Mizuki5, 1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, 2National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 3Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 4Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, 5Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Behçetfs disease (BD) has a broad spectrum of clinical phenotypes. Sex differences in BD presentation has been one of the major topics of BD…
  • Abstract Number: 1170 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    High Output Flow Cytometry Array Classifies Subjects with Uveitis Due to Behcet’s Disease and Sarcoidosis

    Johannes Nowatzky1, Ezra Resnick2, Julia Manasson3, Cristy Stagnar1 and Olivier Manches4, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2Google Inc., New York, NY, 3Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 4EFS Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne "Immunobiology and Immunotherapy in Chronic Diseases", INSERM - French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Grenoble, France

    Background/Purpose: The information content of multi-parametric flow cytometry-based immune-phenotyping experiments is routinely underexploited given the paucity of adequate tools and strategies for large-scale unbiased data…
  • Abstract Number: 2102 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Difference between International Criteria for BD (ICBD) and the BD Criteria of International Study Group (ISG) in Our Behcet’s Disease (BD) Patients Who Fulfilled Japanese BD Criteria

    Tsuyoshi Kobashigawa, Yuki Nanke, Hisashi Yamanaka and Shigeru Kotake, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: In Japan, we have a criteria for BD since 1988. (International Journal of Tissue Reactions. 1988: 10; 59-65.) In Japanese patients diagnosed according to…
  • Abstract Number: 2721 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Anti-IL6-Receptor Tocilizumab in Refractory Uveitis Associated to Extraocular Manifestations in Patients with Behçet’s Disease. Multicenter Study

    Belén Atienza-Mateo1, José Luis Martín-Varillas1, Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas1, Nuria Vegas-Revenga1, Vanesa Calvo-Río1, Natalia Palmou Fontana2, Ricardo Blanco3, Javier Loricera1, MC Gonzalez-Vela4, Emma Beltrán5, Lucía Martínez Costa6, Elia Valls Pascual6, Marisa Hernández Garfella5, Antonio Atanes7, Miguel Cordero Coma8, Joan Miquel Nolla Solé9, Carmen Carrasco Cubero10, Enar Pons11 and Miguel Angel González-Gay2, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 2Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria., Santander, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, 4Pathology Anatomy, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 5Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 6Hospital Peset, Valencia, Spain, 7Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, 8Hospital de León, León, Spain, 9Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 10Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, 11Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria., Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: To assess the efficacy of Tocilizumab (TCZ) in refractory uveitis associated to extraocular manifestations due to Behçet’s disease (BD). Methods: Multicenter study of patients…
  • Abstract Number: 2722 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Long Term Follow-up and Optimization of Infliximab in Refractory Uveitis of Behçet’s Disease. Multicenter Study of 103 Cases

    Belén Atienza-Mateo1, José Luis Martín-Varillas1, Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas1, Nuria Vegas-Revenga1, Vanesa Calvo-Río1, Emma Beltrán2, Juan Sánchez-Burson3, Marina Mesquida4, Alfredo Adán4, M Victoria Hernández4, Javier López-Longo5, Marisa Hernández Garfella2, Elia Valls Pascual6, Lucía Martínez Costa6, Agustí Sellas-Fernandez7, José L. García-Serrano8, José-Luis Callejas-Rubio8, Norberto Ortego8, José M. Herreras9, Alejandro Fonollosa10, Olga Maíz11, Ana Blanco12, Ignacio Torre13, C. Fernandez-Espartero14, V. Jovani15, D. Peiteado Lopez16, David Díaz Valle17, Esperanza Pato17, J. Cruz18, C. Fernandez-Cid18, Elena Aurrecoechea19, M. García20, Miguel A. Caracuel21, Antonio Atanes22, F. Francisco23, Santos Insúa24, S. Gonzalez-Suárez25, A. Sánchez-Andrade26, L. Linares27, F. Romero-Bueno28, A. J. García29, R. Almodovar30, Enrique Mínguez31, Carmen Carrasco Cubero32, E. Raya Álvarez8, M. Alcalde-Villar33, C. Fernández-Carbadillo34, FA. Pagés35, MC Gonzalez-Vela36, Rosalia Demetrio37, Enar Pons37, Jose L. Hernández38, Miguel Angel González-Gay39 and Ricardo Blanco40, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 2Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 3Hospital de Valme, Sevilla, Spain, 4Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, 5Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, 6Hospital Peset, Valencia, Spain, 7Hospital Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 8Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, 9Hospital Universitario IOBA, Valladolid, Spain, 10Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, Spain, 11Hospital Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, 12Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastian. Spain, San Sebastián, Spain, 13Hospital Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, 14Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain, 15Hospital General Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 16Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 17Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 18Hospital Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, 19Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, 20Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 21Hospital Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, 22Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, 23Hospital Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 24Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 25Hospital Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain, 26Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, 27Hospital Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, 28Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, 29Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, 30Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, 31Hospital Clínico Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, 32Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, 33Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, 34Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Alicante, Spain, 35Complejo Asistencial de Palencia, Palencia, Spain, 36Pathology Anatomy, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 37Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria., Santander, Spain, 38Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 39Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Johannesburg, South Africa, 40Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Uveitis is a severe manifestation of Behçet Disease (BD). The treatment is based on corticosteroids and conventional immunosuppressive drugs. In refractory cases, anti-TNFα had…
  • Abstract Number: 2723 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Adalimumab Therapy Optimization in Refractory Uveitis Due to Behçet’s Disease after Achieving Remission. interventional Versus Control Group

    Belén Atienza-Mateo1, José Luis Martín-Varillas1, Nuria Vegas-Revenga1, Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas1, Vanesa Calvo-Río1, Emma Beltrán2, Juan Sánchez-Burson3, Marina Mesquida4, Alfredo Adán4, M Victoria Hernández4, Marisa Hernández Garfella2, Elia Valls Pascual5, Lucía Martínez Costa5, Agustí Sellas-Fernandez6, Miguel Cordero Coma7, Manuel Díaz-Llopis8, Roberto Gallego8, David Salom8, Norberto Ortego9, José L. García-Serrano9, José-Luis Callejas-Rubio9, José M. Herreras10, Ángel M García-Aparicio11, Olga Maíz12, Ana Blanco13, Ignacio Torre14, David Díaz Valle15, Esperanza Pato15, Elena Aurrecoechea16, Miguel A. Caracuel17, Fernando Gamero18, Enrique Mínguez19, Carmen Carrasco Cubero20, Alejandro Olive21, Julio Vázquez22, Oscar Ruiz Moreno23, Fernando Jiménez-Zorzo24, Javier Manero24, Myriam Gandia Martinez25, Esteban Rubio-Romero26, F. Javier Toyos-Sáenz de Miera27, Javier López-Longo28, JM Nolla29, Marcelino Revenga30, Rosalia Demetrio31, Enar Pons31, Miguel Angel González-Gay1 and Ricardo Blanco32, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 2Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 3Hospital de Valme, Sevilla, Spain, 4Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, 5Hospital Peset, Valencia, Spain, 6Hospital Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 7Hospital de León, León, Spain, 8Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain, 9Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, 10Hospital Universitario IOBA, Valladolid, Spain, 11Hospital Donosti, San Sebastián, Spain, 12Hospital Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, 13Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastian. Spain, San Sebastián, Spain, 14Hospital Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, 15Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 16Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, 17Hospital Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, 18Hospital San Pedro Alcántara, Cácerer, Spain, 19Hospital Clínico Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, 20Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, 21Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, 22Hospital de Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain, 23Ophthalmology and Rheumatology., Ophtalmology. Hospital Miguel Servet. Zaragoza. Spain, Zaragoza, Spain, 24Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, 25Hospital Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain, 26Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, 27Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, 28Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, 29Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 30Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, 31Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria., Santander, Spain, 32Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Adalimumab (ADA) therapy has been approved by the EMA and the FDA in non-infectious and non-anterior uveitis. After loading, the maintenance dose is 40…
  • Abstract Number: 2724 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Apremilast for Refractory Mucocutaneous Ulcers of Behçet’s Disease. National Multicenter Study of 14 Cases

    Belén Atienza-Mateo1, José Luis Martín-Varillas1, Javier Loricera1, Nuria Vegas-Revenga1, Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas1, Jose L. Hernández2, Clara Moriano3, Maria Dolores García-Armario4, Iván Castelvi5, Francisca Sivera6, Jaime Calvo-Alen7, Isabel de la Morena8, Francisco Ortiz-Sanjuán9, José Andrés Román-Ivorra9, Ana Pérez-Gómez10, MC Gonzalez-Vela11, Miguel Angel González-Gay1 and Ricardo Blanco12, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 2Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 3Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, 4Hospital de Xàtiva, Xàtiva, Spain, 5Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, 6Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Elda, Spain, 7Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, 8Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 9Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain, 10Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, 11Pathology Anatomy, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, 12Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Behçet´s disease (BD) is characterized by recurrent oral and/or genital ulcers accompanied by ocular, cutaneous, articular, gastrointestinal, and/or neurologic manifestations. Oral and/or genital aphthous…
  • Abstract Number: 2728 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Serum Levels of Interleukin-36 Receptor Antagonist in Behçet’s Patients

    Pelin Ünsal1, Pamir Cerci2, Şükrü Alper Açıkgöz2, Göksal Keskin2 and Ümit Ölmez2, 1Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 2Immunology and Allergy, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Behcet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis disorder of unknown etiology with recurrent exacerbations and remissions. The etiopathogenesis of the disease is still unclear.…
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