Generalized pustular psoriasis following withdrawal of short-term cyclosporin therapy for psoriatic arthritis [15]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 522-523

  Hong, S B ^a   Kim, N I ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; ETANERCEPT; ETRETIN; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; REBOUND; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; CYCLOSPORINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEG; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 21744435754     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01195.x     Document Type: Letter

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