DRESS syndrome in a patient on sulfasalazine for rheumatoid arthritis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-85

  Michel, Fabrice ^a   Navellou, Jean Christophe ^a   Ferraud, Denis ^a   Toussirot, Eric ^a   Wendling, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

DRESS syndrome; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sulfasalazine

Indexed keywords

SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EOSINOPHILIA; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SULFASALAZINE;

EID: 12844264897     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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