Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease
Behçet’s disease (BD) and vitiligo are diseases of unknown etiology. Interferon (IFN) alpha therapy is commonly used in Behçet uveitis. Interferon treatment in various diseases have also been observed causing certain autoimmune diseases such as vitiligo because of its immunomodulatory activity. The...
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| author | Esra Guney Gulunay Akcali Betul Ilkay Akcay Cihan Unlu Gurkan Erdogan Tahir Kansu Bozkurt Huseyin Bayramlar |
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| description | Behçet’s disease (BD) and vitiligo are diseases of unknown etiology. Interferon (IFN) alpha therapy is commonly used in Behçet uveitis. Interferon treatment in various diseases have also been observed causing certain autoimmune diseases such as vitiligo because of its immunomodulatory activity. The association between IFN therapy and vitiligo has been reported in the literature. We report a 21-year-old man with BD in whom vitiligo occurred during IFN treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such an association. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-baacadff9d2845219bc562c2a3d20afa2025-02-03T01:11:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/387140387140Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s DiseaseEsra Guney0Gulunay Akcali1Betul Ilkay Akcay2Cihan Unlu3Gurkan Erdogan4Tahir Kansu Bozkurt5Huseyin Bayramlar6Ophthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, TurkeyOphthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, TurkeyOphthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, TurkeyOphthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, TurkeyOphthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, TurkeyOphthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, TurkeyOphthalmology Clinic, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Adem Yavuz Caddesi, Ümraniye, İstanbul, TurkeyBehçet’s disease (BD) and vitiligo are diseases of unknown etiology. Interferon (IFN) alpha therapy is commonly used in Behçet uveitis. Interferon treatment in various diseases have also been observed causing certain autoimmune diseases such as vitiligo because of its immunomodulatory activity. The association between IFN therapy and vitiligo has been reported in the literature. We report a 21-year-old man with BD in whom vitiligo occurred during IFN treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such an association.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/387140 |
| spellingShingle | Esra Guney Gulunay Akcali Betul Ilkay Akcay Cihan Unlu Gurkan Erdogan Tahir Kansu Bozkurt Huseyin Bayramlar Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease |
| title_full | Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease |
| title_fullStr | Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease |
| title_short | Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease |
| title_sort | vitiligo in a patient treated with interferon alpha 2a for behcet s disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/387140 |
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