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Dermatología Cosmética, Médica y Quirúrgica 2003; 1 (1)

Cyclosporine in dermatology: own experience illustrated by selected case reports

Salomon J, Szepietowski JC, Baran E

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 31-35
PDF size: 104.66 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Cyclosporin is a potent immunosuppressive agent introduced to control organ transplantation in 1978. The mechanism of its action is mainly based on inhibition of T helper 1 cells. Nowadays it is widely used in different branches of medicine, including dermatology. In the present paper the review of cyclosporin use in variety of dermatological condition is given. Moreover own experience with cyclosporin illustrated by selected case reports is presented.


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