Immunosuppressive Therapy in Lupus Erythematosus
- 1 November 1975
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 83 (5) , 727-728
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-5-727
Abstract
The majority of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, including those with mild renal disease, respond to corticosteroid therapy. The addition of immunosuppressive drugs appears to be unwarranted because of their minimal efficacy and because of the possibility of inducing tumors.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Cyclophosphamide or Azathioprine in Lupus GlomerulonephritisAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1975
- Azathioprine plus Prednisone Compared with Prednisone Alone in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus ErythematosusAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1975