title: Olsalazine-induced lupus syndrome.
abstract: A 73 year-old woman with ulcerative colitis developed skin rashes after long-standing sulphasalazine treatment. After a switch to olsalazine, she developed a severe SLE with multiorgan involvement. When the treatment was terminated, the disease manifestations and serological findings resolved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gunnarsson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindblad
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ringertz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; C032587:olsalazine