Journal of Rheumatic Diseases  2012;19(1):39-42

doi:10.4078/jrd.2012.19.1.39

Transverse Myelitis in Patient with Behcet's Disease.

Han Jun BAE 1 ; Chang Gyu JUNG ; Ju Hyung LEE ; Tae Yul KIM ; Sunyoung LEE ; Jin Nyeong CHAE ; Hyuk Won CHANG ; Hyon Ah YI ; Sang Hyon KIM

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Keywords

Behcet's disease; Transverse myelitis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystem disorder presenting recurrent oral and genital ulcerations as well as ocular lesions, involving the nervous system in a subgroup of patients. BD develops at a young age and is frequently presented with an acute or subacute brainstem syndrome or hemiparesis, as well as with other various neurological manifestations, the syndrome is often included in the differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, stroke of the young adult, and other neurological disorders. Transverse myelitis (TM) is a clinical syndrome in which an immune-mediated process causes neural injury to the spinal cord, resulting in varying degrees of weakness, sensory alterations and autonomic dysfunction. Spinal Neuro-behcet's disease is rare case. We reported a 33-year old man who had been treated for BD for 3 years.