Incontinentia pigmenti and Behçet's disease: a case of impaired neutrophil chemotaxis

Dermatology. 1996;192(3):285-7. doi: 10.1159/000246388.

Abstract

We describe a patient with incontinentia pigmenti who developed the clinical picture of intestinal Behçet's disease. Diagnosis of Behçet's disease was base on a recurrent genital and oral ulcer and a positive HLA-B51. Impaired neutrophil chemotactic activity and an elevated plasma IL-6 level were found. Chromosomal study revealed no abnormality in the patient or her family. We discuss the possibility that there are common immunological abnormalities in the two syndromes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Behcet Syndrome / immunology
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti / complications*
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti / diagnosis
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti / immunology
  • Interleukin-6 / blood*
  • Neutrophils / physiology*

Substances

  • Interleukin-6