Hypersensitivity Reaction to Azathioprine
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Description
Adverse drug reactions can vary from a simple rash to anaphylactic shock. While certain medications including the penicillins are well known to cause such reactions, other drugs are not as commonly recognized. Azathioprine hypersensitivity reactions tend to be benign and self-limiting with cessation of drug ingestion. We report a patient who had a hypersensitivity reaction to azathioprine, which manifested as distributive shock that mimicked sepsis. We also reviewed the English language literature for risk factors for a hypersensitivity reaction to azathioprine and its possible mechanism.
Citation Information
Fields, Cheryl L.; Robinson, Jeffrey W.; Roy, Thomas M.; Ossorio, Miguel A.; and Byrd, Ryland P.. 1998. Hypersensitivity Reaction to Azathioprine. Southern Medical Journal. Vol.91(5). 471-474. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199805000-00013 PMID: 9598858 ISSN: 0038-4348