Long-term salvage treatment by cyclosporin in refractory autoimmune haematological disorders

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 341-344

  Emilia, Giovanni ^a,b   Messora, Carlo ^a   Longo, Giuseppe ^a   Bertesi, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Dipto Sci Mediche Oncologiche R   (Italy)

Author keywords

autoimmune; cyclosporin; drug resistance; haematological disorders

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; FELODIPINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MYALGIA; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREMOR;

EID: 0029969246     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.4871026.x     Document Type: Article

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