Cyclosporin A in the treatment of chronic uveitis in children;Cyclosporin A in der Therapie der chronischen Uveitis im Kindesalter

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 745-748

  Schlote, T ^a   Dannecker, G ^a   Thiel, Hans J ^a   Zierhut, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

cyclosporine; immunosuppressive drugs; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; uveitis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; UVEITIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; UVEITIS, INTERMEDIATE;

EID: 0030461866     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003470050070     Document Type: Article

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