Dermatomyositis, complicated with pneumomediastinum, successfully treated with cyclosporine A: A case report and review of literature

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1101-1104

  Kim, Hui Jung ^a   Hong, Yun Kyung ^a   Yoo, Wan Hee ^a  

^a Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine A; Dermatomyositis; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349154749     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0822-2     Document Type: Article

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