Leucocytoclastic vasculitis in a patient with azathioprine hypersensitivity

We report the case of a 77-year-old man admitted nine days after being commenced on azathioprine with symptoms initially thought to be secondary to sepsis but in fact due to azathioprine hypersensitivity. He developed histologically proven cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis following the re-intro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 1996-07, Vol.72 (849), p.437-438
Hauptverfasser:	Beckett, C. G., Hill, P., Hine, K. R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Azathioprine - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Toxicity: cardiovascular system Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous - chemically induced Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous - diagnosis
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