Immunological study in a patient with Behcet Syndrome: a case report

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Behce, immunological study, lymphocytepopulations.

Abstract

Introduction: Behcet's syndrome, also known as Behcet's disease is a chronic autoinflammatory process of low frequency and unknown etiology. It’s an all sizes arteries and veins affecting vasculitis that causes an alteration of endothelial function and is expressed clinically by organ damage at various levels. Its pathogenesis involves genetic, microbial and immunological factors. The most common symptoms are oral and genital ulcers, eye inflammation (uveitis, iritis and retinitis), skin lesions and arthritis.

Objective: to evaluate several inmunological markers in a patient with Behcet syndrome.

Case presentation: 39 years old masculine patientwith clinical diagnosis of Behcet disease with negative acute phase reactants and serological authoinmunity markers and lymphocyte populations within referential range, without evidences of lymphocyte activation. The presence of a double B lymphocyte population and familial background, suggest the presence of a self recognitionB lymphocyte population and the probable presence of genetic factors, respectively. There was a good response to steroids treatment.

Conclusions: The study supports the idea that at baseline, not humoral autoimmunity markers, changes in the values of lymphocyte subpopulations, and evidence of lymphocyte activation is detected, but can not exclude the presence of a population of B lymphocytes self-recognition.

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María Elena Alfonso Valdés, Instituto de Hematologia e Inmunología

Especialista de II Grado en Inmunología. Investigador Titular. Profesor Auxiliar. Miembro de la Sociedad Cubana de Hematología y de la Sociedad Cubana de Inmunología. Miembro del Grupo Nacional de Hematología. Jefe de Departamento de Docencia, Investigaciones y Tecnología del Instituto de Hematología e Inmunología. Miembro de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sangre. Miembro de la Comisión de Expertos para la Evaluación de Proyectos de Investigación del MINSAP.

Published

2021-11-22

How to Cite

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Alfonso Valdés ME, Casado Hernández I, Díaz Domínguez G, Marsán Suárez V, Macías Abraham C. Immunological study in a patient with Behcet Syndrome: a case report. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 22 [cited 2025 May 9];37(4). Available from: https://revhematologia.sld.cu/index.php/hih/article/view/1461

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Presentaciones de casos