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Sulfasalazine: A rare cause of acute eosinophilic pneumonia

Sulfasalazine is a compound of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) and sulfapyridine joined by an azo bond. It is a widely used drug in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Fatal toxicity of sulfasalazine arises from its effects on the bone marrow and the resulting blood dyscrasias. Pulmon...

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Published in:Respir Med Case Rep
Main Authors: Nadarajan, P., Fabre, A., Kelly, E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840476/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144116
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.03.006
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