Behcet Disease

Research data from J. Malkin and colleagues update understanding of Behcet disease

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 14th, 2009

According to recent research from Leicester, the United Kingdom, "We present a case of Mycobacterium kansasii olecranon bursitis in a woman with known immunosuppression secondary to the treatment received for her Behcet's disease."

"We found only one other case report of olecranon bursitis caused by M. kansasii in the literature, which, unlike our case, presented in an immunocompetent adult following trauma," wrote J. Malkin and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "This case extends the range of opportunistic mycobacterial infections that are associated with anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy."

Malkin and colleagues published...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2009-05-14)

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