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Cyclosporine for Psoriasis
Why It Is Used
Cyclosporine is very rarely used. It is used to treat severe plaque Reference psoriasis Opens New Window that has not improved with the use of methotrexate.
Cyclosporine should not be used by pregnant women or women of childbearing age.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: January 9, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Amy McMichael, MD - Dermatology |
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