Sensorimotor neuropathy with sulphasalazine.
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Axonal neuropathy with prolonged sulphasalazine use.
Sulphasalazine, one of the 5-amino-salicylates, is widely used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases and arthritis. Among the reported adverse effects are blood dyscrasias and hepatic failure. Peripheral neuropathy has been reported as a rare adverse drug reaction to sulphasalazine. Most reported patients developed symptoms several weeks after onset of treatment. We describe a patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.61.712.147