Recurrent Eosinophilic Pneumonia Associated with Mesalazine Suppository in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
Mesalazine suppositories are widely used to treat ulcerative colitis and have a guaranteed safety profile, but although rare, they can cause pulmonary toxicity. A 35-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis was diagnosed to have acute eosinophilic pneumonia after 29 days of oral mesalazine use and imp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jin Publishing & Printing Co.
2019-04-01
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| Series: | The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2019.73.4.225 |