[Behcet syndrome: thirty comments with lung and vascular injury of peripheral vessels].

Introduction: Behcet's disease is a systematic vasculitis of unknown cause, characterized essentially by eye, cutaneous, articular, neurological and vascular manifestations.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed the Behcet's disease cases that were followed up in our ward from January 2000 to January 2009. The inclusion criteria were those of International Study Group on Behçet's disease (aphthosis mouth was required).

[Antagonists of interleukin-6 (tocilizumab), in adult refractory still disease].

Introduction: The pathogenesis of Still's disease is best elucidated for the better recognition of the involvement of Many pro-inflammatory cytokines in the genesis of this condition. Publications have reported the contribution beneficial for certain biotherapeutics, such as anti-TNFa, the anti-CD20 or antagonists of interleukine1 (IL-1) tested successfully in the treatment of systemic Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (Still's disease the child), the tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the receptor for interleukin-6 and is beginning to be reported as effective in some refractory cases of Still's disease in adults.

Patients: We report two young patients with Still's disease in adults with refractory early and prolonged remission after the first infusion tocilizumab.

[Gastrointestinal bleeding revealing polycythemia. A case report].

Purpose: Gastrointestinal bleeding, an uncommon complication of polycythemia can be the inaugural sign in exceptional cases.

Case Report: A 35-year-old patient was hospitalized for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Physical examination and laboratory tests led to the diagnosis of polycythemia (Vaquez disease).