Use of azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine for treatment of steroid-dependent lymphocytic and collagenous colitis [5]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 2798-2799

  Vennamaneni, Sridhar R ^a   Bonner, Gregory F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; COLESTYRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON MUCOSA; DIARRHEA; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STEROID THERAPY; VOMITING;

EID: 0034827899     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02707-1     Document Type: Letter

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