Desensitization to sulphasalazine in patients with arthritis

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1993 Mar-Apr;11(2):169-70.

Abstract

Desensitization to sulphasalazine was successful in 16 of 21 (76%) arthritic patients who previously had skin rash from sulphasalazine (success rate: 8 of 13, or 62%) or sulphonamide (success rate: 8 out of 8 patients). Desensitization to sulphasalazine is a simple outpatient procedure which allows many subjects who develop a skin rash to sulphonamide or sulphasalazine to start or continue sulphasalazine treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthritis / drug therapy*
  • Arthritis / immunology
  • Desensitization, Immunologic*
  • Drug Eruptions / etiology
  • Drug Eruptions / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / drug therapy
  • Sulfasalazine / adverse effects
  • Sulfasalazine / immunology*
  • Sulfasalazine / therapeutic use*
  • Sulfonamides / adverse effects
  • Sulfonamides / immunology
  • Sulfonamides / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Sulfonamides
  • Sulfasalazine