Raynaud's phenomenon induced by sulphasalazine.

نویسندگان

  • J Reid
  • S Holt
  • E Housley
  • D J Sneddon
چکیده

Sulphasalazine-induced Raynaud's phenomenon is reported in a patient who showed no other features of a drug-induced lupus syndrome. The vascular disturbance disappeared when the drug was withdrawn on 3 occasions. A simple technique for assessing the circulatory abnormality in Raynaud's phenomenon is described.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 56 652  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1980