Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease is rarely associated with pericarditis but both sulfasalazine and the aminosalicylates have been known to cause this complication. To the author's knowledge this is the first reported...
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| description | Inflammatory bowel disease is rarely associated with pericarditis but both sulfasalazine and the aminosalicylates have been known to cause this complication. To the author's knowledge this is the first reported case of acute pericarditis caused by azathioprine. It is believed that pericarditis is yet another potential manifestation of hypersensitivity to this drug. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-caea0c8e92b943b5ae2feccd72903a862025-08-20T02:19:50ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001997-01-0111321721910.1155/1997/694167Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative ColitisC David SimpsonInflammatory bowel disease is rarely associated with pericarditis but both sulfasalazine and the aminosalicylates have been known to cause this complication. To the author's knowledge this is the first reported case of acute pericarditis caused by azathioprine. It is believed that pericarditis is yet another potential manifestation of hypersensitivity to this drug.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/694167 |
| spellingShingle | C David Simpson Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_full | Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_fullStr | Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_short | Azathioprine-Induced Pericarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_sort | azathioprine induced pericarditis in a patient with ulcerative colitis |
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