Poor efficacy of oral tacrolimus in the treatment of severe generalized atopic eczema in adults: A small retrospective case series

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-297

  Lee, Frederick J ^a,c   Frankum, Brad S ^a,b   Katelaris, Constance H ^a,b  

^a CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

atopic eczema; calcineurin inhibitors; cyclosporine; immunosuppression; tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DICLOXACILLIN; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNISOLONE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSTHYMIA; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MONOTHERAPY; OSTEOPENIA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIZATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 84869493351     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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