Coadministration of Cyclosporin a with Prednisolone in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia Complicating Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
Author(s) -
Yasuhiro Shimojima,
Wataru Ishii,
Masayuki Matsuda,
Nagaaki Katoh,
Koichi Tazawa,
Yoshiki Sekijima,
Shuichi Ikeda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical medicine insights arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 1179-5441
DOI - 10.4137/cmamd.s9398
Subject(s) - polymyositis , medicine , prednisolone , dermatomyositis , interstitial pneumonia , pneumonia , myositis , immunology , intensive care medicine , dermatology , lung
To investigate clinical effectiveness of prednisolone (PSL) and cyclosporin A (CyA), particularly continuous intravenous administration of the latter, in patients with interstitial pneumonia (IP) associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM).
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