Granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis for Behçet's disease in a pregnant woman

Yuko Higashi1, Mitsuyoshi Shimokawa, Kazuhiro Kawai

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.

We present a 39-year-old pregnant woman with Behçet's disease who was treated successfully with granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis (GMA). There were no complications or adverse effects during her pregnancy and delivery. The neonate manifested no abnormalities.