Favourable issue of a fulminant hepatitis associated with sulfasalazine DRESS syndrome without liver transplantation [3]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1727-1728

  Descloux, Elodie ^a   Argaud, Laurent ^a   Dumortier, Jérôme ^a   Scoazec, Jean Yves ^a   Boillot, Olivier ^a   Robert, Dominique ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Fulminant hepatitis; Liver tranplantation; Sulfasalazine

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAPULE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; VOMITING;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; SULFASALAZINE;

EID: 27944500989     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2846-3     Document Type: Letter

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