Azathioprine hypersensitivity presenting as sweet syndrome in a child with ulcerative colitis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 969-971

  Kim, Mi Jin ^a   Jang, Kee Taek ^a   Choe, Yon Ho ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Children; Hypersensitivity; Sweet syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CEFOTAXIME; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENTERITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPONATREMIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHILIA; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; URINALYSIS; VESICULAR RASH;

AZATHIOPRINE; CHILD; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; SWEET SYNDROME;

EID: 84863057743     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0144-4     Document Type: Article

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