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We used oral cyclosporine-A (CyA) (5 mg/kg/day) initially in a double blind study for 6 mos. 10 patients received CyA and 10 placebo. At the end of this study it was observed that CyA improved subjective xerostomia, while subjective xerophthalmia, parotid gland enlargement, Schirmer-I-test and
Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an effective therapy for severe intraocular inflammation but nephrotoxicity and hypertension are major side effects even in low dose in combination with oral corticosteroids and clinical studies on the long-term effects of low-dose CsA therapy outside the field of organ
BACKGROUND
Radial graft is one of the optimal treatments for reconstruction after tongue cancer, but it is not free of side effects. Hypertrichosis over the graft, causing an intraoral paratrichosis, might downgrade the quality of life and even require further interventions.
METHODS
The case is
Eleven patients with chronic sarcoidosis resistant to high-dose corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive treatments were treated with cyclosporine A at the initial daily dose of 5 mg per kg body weight (ideal weight in the case of overweight subjects) combined with flucortolone and methotrexate.
139 patients with vitiligo of long duration were treated with oral 8-MOP and UVA. 22 patients had focal and 117 generalized vitiligo. 27 had vitiligo on the skin of their face and/or neck and 58 on their hands and/or feet. Vitiligo of the face and/or neck responded very well to the treatment, 14 of
OBJECTIVE
To compare the therapeutic outcome of cyclophosphamide(CTX) and cyclosporine A (CsA) in the treatment of steroid-resistant idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) in children.
METHODS
Thirty-seven children with SRNS were analysed in a retrospective study from Jan 2001 to Dec. 2006. There was
A 25-year-old man developed nausea, vomiting, severe headache, and confusion. He had a past history of hyperuricemia and mild renal dysfunction. On admission he had somatic growth retardation, hypertrichosis, and bilateral auditory impairment. A cranial CT scan showed a small area of low density in