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Three cases of mesalazine-induced pneumonitis with eosinophilia

Miyo Inoue1, Nobuyuki Horita1, Naoko Kimura1

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Nanbu Hospital, 3-2-10, Kounandai, Kounan-ku, Yokohama 234-8503, Japan.

Respiratory Investigation
|May 24, 2014
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Adverse effectsInflammatory bowel diseaseInterstitial pneumoniaUlcerative colitis

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