What rheumatic syndromes have been treated with cyclosporine?
- • RA (especially when combined with MTX).
- • Polymyositis/dermatomyositis (especially with ILD): tacrolimus may be a better drug.
- • PsA and psoriasis.
- • SLE (especially membranous glomerulonephritis due to its effect on podocytes).
- • Uveitis.
- • Others: Behçet’s, macrophage-activation syndrome (Still’s disease, SLE), pyoderma gangrenosum, Sjogren’s dry eyes (ophthalmic emulsion).