Mycophenolate mofetil treatment in resistant myositis
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Mycophenolate mofetil treatment in resistant myositis.
OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and tolerability of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in six patients with myositis refractory to conventional immunosuppressive therapy. METHODS Six patients were identified from hospital notes. All had previously failed to respond to other immunosuppressive treatments. Efficacy was measured as changes in muscle strength, creatine kinase (CK) levels and prednisolo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel336