AZATHIOPRINE-INDUCED LYMPHOMA MANIFESTING AS FULMINANT HEPATIC-FAILURE

Authors
AGUILAR HI BURGART LJ GELLER A RAKELA J
Citation
Hi. Aguilar et al., AZATHIOPRINE-INDUCED LYMPHOMA MANIFESTING AS FULMINANT HEPATIC-FAILURE, Mayo Clinic proceedings, 72(7), 1997, pp. 643-645
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Mayo Clinic proceedings → ACNP
ISSN journal
00256196
Volume
72
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
643 - 645
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-6196(1997)72:7<643:ALMAFH>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Azathioprine and rheumatoid arthritis are known to be associated with an increased risk of the development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; howeve r, the manifestation of fulminant hepatic failure is extremely uncommo n in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In this article, we describ e a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who was taking azathioprine, in whom fulminant hepatic failure occurred because of massive lymphomatou s infiltration of the liver.