Long-term follow-up of eczema patients treated with cyclosporine

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-43

  Granlund, Hakan ^a   Erkko, Pekka ^a   Reitamo, Sakari ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Chronic actinic dermatitis; Contact dermatitis; Long term efficacy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS;

EID: 0031916214     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015559850135814     Document Type: Article

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