Alopecia as the first manifestation of azathioprine myelosuppression in a genetically predisposed patient

Azathioprine, an analog of mercaptopurine, is used for various inflammatory/autoimmune diseases in diverse fields such as rheumatology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, and neurology. One of the dreaded side effects of this drug is myelosuppression, which can be either dose related or “idiosyncratic...

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Main Authors: Debashish Mishra, Shefali Khanna Sharma, Aman Sharma, Sanjay Jain, Varun Dhir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Rheumatology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2019;volume=14;issue=1;spage=61;epage=64;aulast=Mishra
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