LONG-TERM RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF SYSTEMI C SCLERODERMA WITH GAMMA-INTERFERON

Authors
BIETRY O LARAKI R CABANE J FRANCES C PIETTE JC SOUBRIER M WECHSLER B DEGENNES C VALAT C COSSERAT J BRANDELY M DUBOUTIN LTH GODEAU P
Citation
O. Bietry et al., LONG-TERM RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF SYSTEMI C SCLERODERMA WITH GAMMA-INTERFERON, La Revue de medecine interne, 14(10), 1993, pp. 978-978
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Revue de medecine interne → ACNP
ISSN journal
02488663
Volume
14
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
978 - 978
Database
ISI
SICI code
0248-8663(1993)14:10<978:LROTOS>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
There are very few drugs effective in the treatment of diffuse sclerod erma and therefore eye conducted an open study with gamma interferon. Among 20 diffuse scleroderma, evolving since less than 3 years, an imp rovement was observed in 8 patients. There was no serious side effect. Survival of these 20 patients was 85% at 5 years.