A retrospective analysis of combination methotrexate-cyclosporine therapy in moderate-severe psoriasis

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-53

  Mohanan, Saritha ^a   Ramassamy, Sivaranjini ^a   Chandrashekar, Laxmisha ^a   Thappa, Devinder Mohan ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Cyclosporine; Methotrexate; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETANERCEPT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHRODERMIC PSORIASIS; FOLLOW UP; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; INDIAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MONOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INDIA; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890486838     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2013.782094     Document Type: Article

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