Low-dose cyclosporine is a good option for severe chronic urticaria

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 970-

  Kessel, Aharon ^a   Toubi, Elias ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; RAPAMYCIN;

CHRONIC URTICARIA; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOSPORINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 63449086582     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.01.065     Document Type: Letter

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