MESALAMINE-INDUCED HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
SVIRI S GAFANOVICH I KRAMER MR TSVANG E BENCHETRIT E
Citation
S. Sviri et al., MESALAMINE-INDUCED HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 24(1), 1997, pp. 34-36
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Journal of clinical gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01920790
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
34 - 36
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(1997)24:1<34:MHP-AC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A 49-year-old man with Crohn's disease treated with prednisone and mes alamine (5-ASA) developed worsening respiratory distress and fever. Sy mptoms improved after discontinuation of mesalamine. A rechallenge 3 m onths later caused similar pulmonary symptoms, confirming the associat ion between the drug and the respiratory system. Mesalamine may cause hypersensitivity pneumonitis in patients with Crohn's disease.