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Azathioprine induced hepatic veno-occlusive disease in rheumatoid arthritis
D E Lemley1, L M DeLacy, L B Seeff
1Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
|April 1, 1989
Abstract:
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis developed hepatic veno-occlusive disease following the use of azathioprine. Although azathioprine induced veno-occlusive disease is suspected to occur more frequently in patients with autoimmune dysfunction, it has not previously been reported as a complication of treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. The mechanism responsible for this condition remains unknown.