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Steroid‐resistant bullous pemphigoid treated with cyclosporin A
Author(s) -
CURLEY R. K.,
HOLDEN C. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1991.tb00304.x
Subject(s) - bullous pemphigoid , medicine , steroid , dermatology , surgery , topical steroid , pemphigoid , immunology , antibody , hormone
Summary A 70‐year‐old woman with steroid‐resistant bullous pemphigoid, severe osteoporosis, and several crush fractures was given cyclosporin A at a dose of 5 mg/kg/day. Considerable improvement was evident within 4 weeks, and control has been maintained over a period of 14 months allowing reduction of her steroid dose to 4 mg on alternate days.