Medications
| Case | Pred/d (mg) | Duration pred |
CsA (μg/l) repres |
Duration CsA (years) | Systemic treatment |
| 1 | 1.25 | 3 years, 2 years | 600 | 4.5, 2 | Ster, CsA |
| 2 | 12.5 | 4 years | 300 | 3.5 | Ster, CsA, Aza |
| 3 | 20 | 1 month | 300 | 2.5 | Ster, CsA |
| 4 | 100 | 3 months, 1 month, 1 month | 500 | 5 | Ster, CsA, Aza, FK-506, myco, aciclovir |
| 5 | Nil | Nil | 200 | 3 | CsA alone |
| 6 | 40 | 1 | 250 | 1.3 | Ster, CsA |
| 7 | 20 | 2.4 | 200 | 2.4 | Ster, CsA |
Pred/d = initial dose of oral prednisolone per day. Duration pred = duration of prednisolone treatment (note weaned to smaller doses for long term use). CsA repres = representative blood level of cyclosporin A during treatment. Duration CsA = years of cyclosporin use; CsA = cyclosporin A; Aza = azathioprine; Ster = corticosteroids; FK-506 = tacrolimus; Myco = mycophenylate mofetil.
↵These patients were initiated on prednisolone at other centres.
↵These patients are still taking cyclosporin.