Long-term outcome of patients with interstitial cystitis treated with low dose cyclosporine A

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 2138-2141

  Sairanen, Jukka ^a,c   Forsell, Tapio ^b   Ruutu, Mirja ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine, drug therapy, autoimmunity; Cystitis, interstitial

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BLADDER CAPACITY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MICTURITION; NEPHROTOXICITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN CANCER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 2442421956     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000125139.91203.7a     Document Type: Article

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