Treatment of severe and difficult cases of systemic lupus erythematosus with tacrolimus. A report of three cases

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 690-692

  Duddridge, M ^a   Powell, R J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031468757     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.56.11.690     Document Type: Article

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