DRESS syndrome induced by sulphasalazine in rheumatoid arthritis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 764-765

  Bejia, Ismail ^a   Ben Hammouda, Sameh ^a   Riahi, Kaouther ^a   Zinelabidine, Farah ^a   Mediouni, Bahia ^a   Touzi, Mongi ^a   Bergaoui, Naceur ^a  

^a Rheumatology Department   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

DRESS syndrome; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sulphasalazine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORTICOSTEROID; HEMOGLOBIN; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHENIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; INFLAMMATION; JOINT BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LYMPH NODE PAIN; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EOSINOPHILIA; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SULFASALAZINE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33845483465     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2006.01.006     Document Type: Letter

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