Sweet syndrome as a manifestation of azathioprine hypersensitivity

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1026-1030

  El Azhary, Rokea A ^a   Brunner, Kelly L ^a   Gibson, Lawrence E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; MESALAZINE; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PUSTULOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 51349085433     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/83.9.1026     Document Type: Article

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