SEVERE ACUTE FORM OF ADULT DERMATOMYOSITIS TREATED WITH CYCLOSPORINE

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1992

Authors

correia, o (Author) Other; polonia, j (Author) FMUP; nunes, jp (Author) FMUP; resende, c (Author) Other; delgado, l (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Dermatology

Vol. 31

Pages: 517-519

ISSN: 0011-9059

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-001-PE6

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb02707.x

Abstract (EN): The classical treatment of severe forms of dermatomyositis includes high doses of steroids and/or cytotoxic agents. Acute forms are frequently life threatening. Because cyclosporine is a fast-acting immunosuppressive drug, it appears to be a good candidate for the treatment of refractory forms of acute dermatomyositis. We report a dramatic improvement of a severe, acute, steroid-resistent adult form after cyclosporine administration. A rapid clinical and biochemical improvement is reported, and the reversibility of immunologic abnormalities is emphasized.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3