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Widespread plaque psoriasis responsive to mycophenolate mofetil

✍ Scribed by David W Tong; Brien K Walder

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
50 KB
Volume
40
Category
Article
ISSN
0004-8380

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✦ Synopsis

A woman with a long history of widespread plaque psoriasis unresponsive to and/or intolerant of phototherapy, retinoids, methotrexate and cyclosporin was successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil. Remission was maintained on doses between 1 and 1.5 g/day for 18 months without adverse effects.

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Eight patients whose severe psoriasis was treated with long-term cyclosporin (range 2-11 years; mean 7.6 years) were changed to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), because of nephrotoxicity in seven and hypertension and lack of efficacy in one. In five patients psoriasis control significantly deteriorated