Cigarette smoking is associated with decreased long-term treatment cessation of mycophenolate mofetil and methotrexate in cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Lupus. 2023 Aug;32(9):1134-1137. doi: 10.1177/09612033231183500. Epub 2023 Jun 16.

Authors

Henry W Chen¹, Grant Sprow^{2

3}, Rui Feng⁴, Victoria P Werth^{2

3}, Benjamin F Chong¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Cigarette Smoking*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous* / drug therapy
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*
Methotrexate / therapeutic use
Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use
Withholding Treatment

Substances

Mycophenolic Acid
Methotrexate
Immunosuppressive Agents

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