A member asked:

My sister has behcet's disease what to do to minimize the recurrence of signs and symptoms she is taking remicade, (infliximab) predinsone, imuran, calcium etc?

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Dr. Michael P Vaughn answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Bechet's: Bechet's is an inflammatory arthritis that may require disease remitting agents to control symptoms, a rheumatologist has trained to reduce the frequency of medication side effects and recurrence of the disease with these drugs. Seek an experts opinion.

Answered 12/23/2014

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Anakinra: Suggest that your sister and her rheumatologist discuss a trial of Anakinra (kineret). Good luck.

Answered 10/3/2016

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