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Thiopurine-induced pancreatitis in inflammatory bowel diseases.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Apr 2015
Ledder Oren, Lemberg Daniel A, Day Andrew S
Abstract excerpt
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the gut and can present at any age with increased numbers of diagnoses seen in many countries in recent years. The thiopurine drugs, azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine, are commonly used to maintain remission in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; however, the use of these drugs may be limited by the development of...
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