Azathioprine hypersensitivity presenting as a neutrophilic dermatosis in a man with ulcerative colitis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-51

  Yiasemides, Eleni ^a   Thom, Graham ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Inflammatory bowel disease; Sweet's syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; SEPSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

AZATHIOPRINE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEET SYNDROME;

EID: 58249116671     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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