Effectiveness of cyclosporine as a treatment for steroid-resistant Cronkhite-Canada syndrome; two case reports

BACKGROUND: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare non-inherited disorder, characterized by gastrointestinal polyposis and ectodermal changes. The pathophysiology remains unclear. Treatment with corticosteroids is considered the mainstay treatment because of its high efficacy. However, some patie...

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Autores principales: Yamakawa, Kohei, Yoshino, Takuya, Watanabe, Kotaro, Kawano, Koichiro, Kurita, Akira, Matsuzaki, Naomi, Yuba, Yoshiaki, Yazumi, Shujiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-016-0541-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-016-0541-1

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