Cyclosporine treatment of steroid resistant interstitial pneumonitis associated with dermatomyositis/polymyositis
Gruhn, W.B.; Diaz-Buxo, J.A.
Journal of Rheumatology 14(5): 1045-1047
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 3323505 Document Number: 289360
We report the successful treatment with cyclosporine of a patient with steroid resistant interstitial pneumonitis associated with polymyositis and review the literature regarding the use of cyclosporine in the treatment of interstitial lung disease.
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