Open AccessOral infection control to assist infliximab therapy in a Behçet's disease patient with severe eye inflammation in response to dental treatment: a case report
Author(s) -
Kudo Chieko,
Wakabayashi Hiroshi,
Shimoe Masayuki,
Kobayashi Hiroya,
Ito Takashi,
Ohkawa Toshinori,
IsoshimaNakamura Arisa,
Mineshiba Junji,
Yoshioka Norie,
Nawachi Kumiko,
Maeda Hiroshi,
Matsuo Toshihiko,
Makino Hirofumi,
Takashiba Shogo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.112
Subject(s) - medicine , infliximab , behcet's disease , disease , intensive care medicine , dermatology , surgery
Key Clinical Message We report a case of Behçet's disease which was aggravated by psychological stress and oral infection. The control of oral infection under medical and dental collaboration is important for providing Behçet's disease patients with the optimal medical care and for facilitating the relief of the primary disease.