Cutaneous vascular alterations in psoriatic patients treated with cyclosporine

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-154

  Stinco, Giuseppe ^a,c   Lautieri, Stefano ^a   Valent, Francesca ^b   Patrone, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillaroscopy; Cyclosporin A; Microcirculation; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SKIN;

EID: 34047178937     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0216     Document Type: Article

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