Resolution of severe atopic dermatitis after tacrolimus withdrawal

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Ponte, Gaston M ^a   Baidal, David A ^a   Romanelli, Paolo ^a   Faradji, Raquel N ^a   Poggioli, Raffaella ^a   Cure, Pablo ^a   Froud, Tatiana ^a   Selvaggi, Gennaro ^a   Pileggi, Antonello ^a   Ricordi, Camillo ^a   Alejandro, Rodolfo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Atopic dermatitis; Diabetes; Immunosuppression; Islet transplantation; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; C PEPTIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DACLIZUMAB; DAPSONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; INFLIXIMAB; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 34047092853     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000007783464524     Document Type: Article

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