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Remission of Behçet's syndrome with tumour necrosis factor α blocking therapy
  1. P H Goossens,
  2. R J Verburg,
  3. F C Breedveld
  1. Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
  1. Professor F C Breedveld, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlandsf.c.breedveld{at}lumc.nl

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.60.6.637

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