Cyclosporine treatment in a patient with concurrent autoimmune urticaria and autoimmune hepatitis

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-293

  Ju, Hye Young ^a   Kim, Hei Sung ^a   Kim, Hyung Ok ^a   Park, Young Min ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Autoimmune urticaria; Cyclospor ine

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350309669     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.3.291     Document Type: Article

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