Azathioprine hypersensitivity presenting as sweet syndrome in a child with ulcerative colitis.

نویسندگان

  • Mi Jin Kim
  • Kee Taek Jang
  • Yon Ho Choe
چکیده

Sweet syndrome is a cutaneous lesion characterized by tender, red inflammatory nodules or papules. We describe a pediatric case of Sweet syndrome presenting 10 days after treatment with azathioprine. As azathioprine is widely used in children with inflammatory bowel disease, clinicians should be aware of this unusual adverse reaction.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 48 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011