Efficacy of cyclosporine plus etretinate in the treatment of erythrodermic psoriasis (three case reports)

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-179

  Kokelj, Franco ^a   Plozzer, Carmela ^a   Torsello, Pierpaolo ^a   Trevisan, Giusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Erythrodermic psoriasis; Etretinate; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ETRETINATE; FUMADERM F; FUMADERM M; FUMARIC ACID; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ERYTHRODERMA; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REMISSION;

AGED; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; ETRETINATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031714113     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(98)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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