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Sulfasalazine (SSZ) is a widely used and highly effective anti-inflammatory agent in the treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis [ 1 2 3 ] . SSZ is also being used with increasing frequency in the treatment of various rheumatolgical disorders [ 4 5 6 7 ] . SSZ is preferred over other agents such as gold and penicillamine in rheumatology patients due to its more favorable side effect profile [ 8 9 10 ] . Nonetheless, rash, fever, and dyspepsia occur in 3% to 20% of treated patients [ 7 11 12 ] . These reactions are usually dose dependent and improve with dose reduction or discontinuation [ 7 12 ] . However, more serious but less common side effects have also been reported [ 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ] . We now report a severe systemic reaction to SSZ in a 21-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis characterized by granulomatous infiltration of the bone marrow, colon and small bowel as well as cholestatic hepatitis and seizures.
MAdCAM-1 (mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1), IL-10 (Interleukin-10), HEV (high endothelial venular), ECAMs (endothelial cell adhesion molecules), IBD (inflammatory bowel diseases), UC (ulcerative colitis), CD (Crohn's disease), ICAM-1 (intracellular adhesion molecule 1), VCAM-1 (vascular adhesion molecule 1), NF-kB (nuclear transfection factor kB), TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor alpha), GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor), GCSF (granulocute colony stimulating factor), ECL (enhanced chemiluminescence)
Sulfasalazine is a widely used anti-inflammatory agent in the treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis [ 1 2 3 ] . Recent data has demonstrated that SSZ is also safe and effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatological disorders [ 4 5 ] . Sulfasalazine is a dimer composed of 5-aminosalicylic acid linked by an azo bond to sulfapyridine.
, treatment of ulcerative colitis with sulfasalazine).
Lastly, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis with extraintestinal manifestations was a possibility with her severe iron deficiency anemia, diarrhea, and granulomatous enteritis.
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