title: Salazopyrin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia.
abstract: A patient with ulcerative colitis developed eosinophilic pneumonia following treatment with Salazopyrin. The pneumonia resolved following discontinuation of the drug and the start of treatment with prednisolone. When the treatment with prednisolone was stopped the patient developed eosinophilic pneumonia again. When the treatment with prednisolone was resumed all side effects disappeared definitively.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cazzadori
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braggio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bontempini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012460:Sulfasalazine