Outcome of treatment with azathioprine in severe atopic dermatitis: A 5-year retrospective study of adult outpatients

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1122-1124

  Thomsen, S F ^a   Karlsmark, T ^a   Clemmensen, K K B ^a   Graversgaard, C ^a   Ibler, K S ^a   Jemec, G B E ^a   Agner, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFECTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADULT; AZATHIOPRINE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943589381     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13495     Document Type: Letter

References (6)

1. Ricci G, Dondi A, Patrizi A, Masi M,. Systemic therapy of atopic dermatitis in children. Drugs 2009; 69: 297-306.
2. Berth-Jones J, Takwale A, Tan E, et al,. Azathioprine in severe adult atopic dermatitis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Br J Dermatol 2002; 147: 324-30.
3. Meggitt SJ, Gray JC, Reynolds NJ,. Azathioprine dosed by thiopurine methyltransferase activity for moderate-to-severe atopic eczema: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2006; 367: 839-46.
4. Schram ME, Roekevisch E, Leeflang MM, et al,. A randomized trial of methotrexate versus azathioprine for severe atopic eczema. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011; 128: 353-9.
5. Meggitt SJ, Anstey AV, Mohd Mustapa MF, et al,. British Association of Dermatologists' guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine 2011. Br J Dermatol 2011; 165: 711-34.
6. Williams HD, Burney PGJ, Hay RJ, et al,. The U.K. Working Party's Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis. I. Derivation of a minimum set of discriminators for atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 1994; 131: 383-96.