Sulphasalazine induced lung disease
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Sulphasalazine induced lung disease.
Sulphasalazine is a drug which is widely used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Although a high incidence of side effects has been reported, pulmonary complications of treatment have not been described previously. The clinical, haematological, and radiological abnormalities which occurred in one patient two months after sulphasalazine was started are described. Withdrawal of treatment was...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.27.6.713