Azathioprine in the Treatment of Crohn's Disease

Overview

Journal Proc R Soc Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1972 Mar 1

PMID 5083325

Citations 4

Authors

J E Lennard-Jones

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Citing Articles

Azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine for induction of remission in Crohn's disease.

Chande N, Townsend C, Parker C, MacDonald J Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016; 10:CD000545.

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Impact of the increasing use of immunosuppressants in Crohn's disease on the need for intestinal surgery.

Cosnes J, Nion-Larmurier I, Beaugerie L, Afchain P, Tiret E, Gendre J Gut. 2005; 54(2):237-41.

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Azathioprine has a very limited role in the treatment of Crohn's disease.

SINGLETON J Dig Dis Sci. 1981; 26(4):368-71.

PMID: 6113105 DOI: 10.1007/BF01308382.

Clinical use of immunosuppressive drugs: part II.

Gerber N, Steinberg A Drugs. 1976; 11(2):90-112.

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Brooke B, JAVETT S, Davison O . Further experience with azathioprine for Crohn's disease. Lancet. 1970; 2(7682):1050-3. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(70)90284-9. View

PATTERSON J, Norton R, Schwartz R . Azathioprine treatment of ulcerative colitis, granulomatous colitis and regional enteritis. Am J Dig Dis. 1971; 16(4):327-32. DOI: 10.1007/BF02235208. View