Efficacy and safety of long-term mycophenolate sodium therapy in pemphigus vulgaris

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1432-1434

  Baskan, E Bulbul ^a   Yilmaz, M ^a   Tunali, S ^a   Saricaoglu, H ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mycophenolate sodium; Pemphigus; Therapy

Indexed keywords

MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 70350701610     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03226.x     Document Type: Article

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