Azathioprine-induced Sweet's syndrome

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-67

  Flores Martin I M ^a   López Sáez, María Pilar ^a   Brugaletta Matheus, D C ^a   Acosta Ruiz, G ^a   Lopez J D ^a   Pagan Aleman J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Drug Induced; Hypersensitivity; Polyangiitis; Sweet's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALAISE; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; PRICK TEST; RASH; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SKIN TEST;

AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; HUMANS; MALE; SWEET SYNDROME;

EID: 84859207511     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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