Azathioprine-induced shock in a patient suffering from undifferentiated erosive oligoarthritis

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 124-126

  Demirtas Ertan G ^a   Rowshani, A T ^a   ten Berge, I J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Azathioprine induced shock; Hypersensitivity; Shock; Undifferentiated oligoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIZZINESS; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREDICTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEPSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; AZATHIOPRINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33645912324     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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