title: [Treatment of an acute dermatomyositis with cyclosporin A].
abstract: A 15-year-old girl suffering from acute dermatomyositis was treated with cyclosporin A after conventional therapy had failed. During this treatment there was a marked decrease of the myolysis and improvement of the paresis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D001379:Azathioprine; D008775:Methylprednisolone
vernacular_title: Behandlung einer akuten Dermatomyositis mit Cyclosporin A.