Successful treatment of cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis by cyclosporin A: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Viravan, Suchitra ^a   Wisuthsarewong, Wanee ^a   Manonukul, Jane ^a   Tanphaichitr, Voravarn S ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BONE MARROW; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PANNICULITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

CHILD; CYCLOSPORINE; ERYTHROCYTES; FAT NECROSIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PANNICULITIS, NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0031459778     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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