Therapeutic effects of FK 506 on patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Notes on FK 506.

Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis on the Larynx

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to compare the videolaryngostroboscopic findings between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and vocally healthy controls.   Materials and Methods: This case-control descriptive study was performed on 113 people, including 50 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 63 controls. The participants were subjected to videolaryngost...

Cutaneous manifestations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease with different extra-articular manifestations. Among those extra-articular manifestations, there are significant cutaneous manifestations which may result in first admission to a dermatologist. In this article some specific and non-specific skin lesions of RA such as rheumatoid nodules, exacerbated nodules, rheumatoid vascu...

Hearing status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Background: Previous studies showed that one of the complications of rheumatoid arthritis disease was auditory disorder. The goal of the present study was to compare the auditory status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals. Methods: In the present case-control study, 30 normal persons and 60 persons with rheumatoid arthritis with mean age of 46.72 and standard deviatio...

Use of FK 506 in pediatric patients.

PK 506 is an immunosuppressive drug that holds par· ticular promise for pediatric patients because of its potency. relatively low toxicity. and simplicity of administration.1.2 Above all advantages is elimination of the need for adjuvant steroid therapy in the majority of cases. It was introduced for clinical trials in pediatric patients in September 1989. We report here our total experience wi...