Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors are increasingly used for various autoimmune diseases. Demyelinating events in the CNS, including myelitis, are reportedly associated with TNF-α inhibitor exposure. Behcet's disease rarely involves the spinal cord. A 51-year-old Japanese woman presented with back pain, leg weakness, and numbness during golimumab administration, a TNF-α inhibitor, for Behcet's disease. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multifocal myelitis in the cervical and thoracic spinal cords. Discontinuation of golimumab and steroid therapy were effective and the symptoms have not relapsed. Although it is possible that the patient's myelitis was part of the symptoms of neuro-Behcet's disease, we believe that golimumab likely played a role in the myelitis development.
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