Cyclosporin treatment of atopic dermatitis: Is it really associated with infectious diseases?

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-172

  Kim, Shin Woo ^a   Park, Young Woon ^a   Kwon, In Ho ^b   Kim, Kyu Han ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cyclosporin; Infectious disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954707982     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2010.22.2.170     Document Type: Article

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