Case 46-1980

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Presentation of CaseA 38-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a pulmonary infiltrate.She was well until eight years earlier, when bloody diarrhea occurred and a diagnosis of ulcerative proctitis was made. Sulfasalazine was prescribed; after a course of seven weeks the Stevens–Johnson syndrome developed, accompanied by a dry cough and dyspnea. Prednisone was given, with recovery. Asthma developed subsequently. Seven and a half years before admission a barium-enema examination showed a slight decrease in haustral markings in the distal transverse and descending colon, with a suggestion of mucosal thickening in the splenic flexure; no ulcers were . . .
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