Relapse of skin thickening after discontinuation or decrease of azathioprine therapy in a patient with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Dec;46(12):1862-3. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem272. Epub 2007 Oct 30.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Azathioprine / administration & dosage*
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Male
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Assessment
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / diagnosis
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / drug therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Azathioprine