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Cyclosporin in the management of polymyositis and dermatomyositis.

Abstract
Three patients with polymyositis refractory to conventional steroid and immunosuppressive treatment, but responsive to cyclosporin A, are described. In a fourth patient cyclosporin A was used as a first line drug in combination with steroids in the treatment of life-threatening dermatomyositis. Cyclosporin A in the management of polymyositis/dermatomyositis requires formal assessment of its costs and benefits compared with conventional treatments.
AuthorsC J Lueck, P Trend, M Swash
JournalJournal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry) Vol. 54 Issue 11 Pg. 1007-8 (Nov 1991) ISSN: 0022-3050 [Print] England
PMID1800644 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Cyclosporine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Cyclosporine (therapeutic use)
  • Dermatomyositis (drug therapy)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myositis (drug therapy)

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