title: Maintaining remission of lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP) with cyclosporin A.
abstract: We report a young female patient with recurrent lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP) who has successfully maintained remission of LEP with cyclosporin A (CsA), although conventional treatments such as systemic corticosteroids (low-dose), dapsone, and other immunosuppressive drugs (azathiopurine, cyclophosphamide) could not maintain remission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Suita City, Japan. saekiy@imed3.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kurimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suemura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015435:Panniculitis, Lupus Erythematosus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine