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Ciclosporin in Autoimmune Diseases — Side Effects (with Emphasis on Renal Dysfunction) and Recommendations for Use

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Ciclosporin in Autoimmune Diseases

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Based on theoretical considerations, results of animal studies in various autoimmune disease models and anecdotal experience in patients [3], a systematic clinical research programme of ciclosporin (CyA) treatment in various autoimmune diseases was undertaken in 1982. About 1000 patients have since been treated with CyA, and the side-effect profile is emerging.

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von Graffenried, B., Harrison, W.B. (1985). Ciclosporin in Autoimmune Diseases — Side Effects (with Emphasis on Renal Dysfunction) and Recommendations for Use. In: Schindler, R. (eds) Ciclosporin in Autoimmune Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70607-3_9

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