Pneumonitis induced by sulphasalazine.

Peters, F P; Engels, L G; Moers, A M · Postgrad Med J · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a 65-year-old woman with eosinophilic pneumonitis induced by sulphasalazine. Laboratory findings revealed peripheral eosinophilia. The chest X-ray showed bilateral infiltrations, which disappeared after sulphasalazine was discontinued.

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