Treatment of Kimura's disease with cyclosporine

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 242-244

  Wang, Yi Shi ^a   Tay, Yong Kwang ^a   Tan, Eileen ^a   Poh, Wee Teng ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Eosinophilia; Kimura's disease; Lymphadenopathy; Steroids; Subcutaneous swellings

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIMURA DISEASE; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE;

ADULT; ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS;

EID: 27744435978     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630510044003     Document Type: Article

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