Prolonged remission of severe Crohn's disease after fever and leukopenia caused by 6-mercaptopurine.

Autor:	Lobel, Efrat Z., Korelitz, Burton I., Vakher, Katherine, Panagopoulos, Georgia
Předmět:	CROHN'S disease FEVER NEUTROPENIA INTESTINAL diseases THERAPEUTICS DRUG side effects THERAPEUTIC use of antimetabolites ANTIMETABOLITES IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents LEUCOPENIA TIME DISEASE remission SEVERITY of illness index
Zdroj:	Digestive Diseases & Sciences; Feb2004, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p336-338, 3p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	Discusses a case report on the prolonged remission of severe Crohn's disease after fever and leukopenia caused by 6-Mercaptopurine (6MP). Effectiveness of mercaptopurine and azathioprine for the treatment and maintenance of Crohn's disease; Description of leukopenia as a common side effect of 6MP; Degree of neutropenia; Fibrile reaction to with leukopenia attributable to 6MP.
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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