Cyclosporine treatment for polymyositis/dermatomyositis: Is it possible to rescue the deteriorating cases with interstitial pneumonitis?

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-29

  Maeda, K ^a   Kimura, R ^a   Komuta, K ^a   Igarashi, T ^a  

^a Osaka Teishin Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

cyclosporine; cytotoxic drug; dermatomyositis; interstitial pneumonitis; polymyositis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031056273     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749709065660     Document Type: Article

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