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A final clinical feature of SSZ toxicity in our patient was the development of seizures.
This patient's clinical presentation with multi-organ involvement due to an immunoallergic reaction to SSZ has not been previously reported.
In cases of fulminant hepatic failure and agranulocytosis, several patients have died despite the use of steroids [ 27 28 37 ] . Intravenous immunoglobulin was reported as a successful "rescue" therapy in a patient with SSZ induced fulminant hepatic failure and erythroid hypoplasia who had not responded to steroids [ 25 ] . Due to the infrequent occurrence of severe SSZ toxicity that does not improve with drug discontinuation, it is unlikely that randomized controlled trials of steroids or other interventions will be performed.
The anti-inflammatory activity of SSZ is due to the 5-aminosalicylic acid component while the majority of the adverse side effects have been attributed to the sulfapyridine moiety [ 14 15 16 ] . Fever, abdominal pain, and rash may develop in 3% to 20% of treated patients, but these side effects are usually mild and improve with dose reduction [ 7 11 12 ] . Severe side effects necessitating SSZ discontinuation occur in less than 5% of treated patients [ 11 ] .
Liver biochemistries were normal immediately before and two weeks after initiating SSZ.