An audit of cyclosporin for systemic lupus erythematosus and related overlap syndromes: limitations of its use

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An audit of cyclosporin for systemic lupus erythematosus and related overlap syndromes: limitations of its use.

OBJECTIVE To establish the usefulness of cyclosporin for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a routine clinical setting. METHODS Patients who had received cyclosporin for SLE, mixed connective tissue disease, and other overlap syndromes were identified. Data relating to treatment with cyclosporin, including dosage, concurrent steroid use, response to treatment, side effects, and reasons for...

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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

سال: 2000

ISSN: 0003-4967

DOI: 10.1136/ard.59.6.487