title: Decreased peripheral blood eosinophil counts in severe psoriatic patients treated with low-dose cyclosporine A.
abstract: We report a clinical observation, a statistically significant decrease in peripheral blood eosinophils in patients treated with low-dose cyclosporine A for severe psoriasis 225/microliters at baseline to 114/microliters at week 12 (p = 0.04). We discuss the potential significance of this clinical finding.
authors.affiliation: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Shupack
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jondreau
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eckman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gropper
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stiller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine