R K Weersma, F T M Peters, L E Oostenbrug, A P van den Berg, M van Haastert, R J Ploeg, M D Posthumus, J J Homan van der Heide, P L M Jansen, H M van Dullemen
BACKGROUND: Azathioprine is widely used in Crohn's disease. A major drawback is the occurrence of side-effects, especially acute pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis is rarely seen when azathioprine is used for other diseases than Crohn's disease. AIM: To survey side-effects of azathioprine after liver or renal transplantation, for systemic lupus erythematosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, autoimmune hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease...
October 15, 2004: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics