Cyclosporine as monotherapy for psoriasis in the setting of chronic HCV infection: A forgotten therapeutical option

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 87-90

  Brunasso, Alexandra Maria Giovanna ^a,b   Michetti, Paolo ^a   Fancelli, Laura ^c   Massone, Cesare ^b  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Infection; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; ERYTHEMA; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84862625658     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.6057     Document Type: Article

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