An unusual cause for collapse in a patient with arthritis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present the clinical case of a patient who was admitted to the intensive care ward with severe central nervous system symptoms and cardiovascular collapse within a week of starting sulphasalazine; in the absence of any other diagnosis, these symptoms were felt to be due to a previously unreported adverse effect of sulphasalazine.
Medical subject headings
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Seizures
- Shock
- Sulfasalazine
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left