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Sulfonamide-induced pancreatitis.

S R Brazer¹, J R Medoff

¹Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.

|January 1, 1988

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Sulfonamide-induced pancreatitis may be an allergic reaction. In vitro tests showed patient lymphocytes recognized sulfonamides, unlike those from a healthy volunteer, supporting this allergic link.

Area of Science:

Immunology
Pharmacology
Gastroenterology

Background:

Sulfonamide-induced pancreatitis is suspected to be an allergic drug reaction.
However, direct evidence of immune cell recognition of sulfonamides has been lacking.

Observation:

A patient with sulfonamide-induced pancreatitis underwent in vitro testing.
Their lymphocytes demonstrated stimulation when exposed to specific sulfonamide drugs.

Findings:

In vitro lymphocyte stimulation by sulfamethoxazole, sulfapyridine, and sulfasalazine was observed in the patient.
Lymphocytes from a normal control subject did not exhibit this response.

Implications:

This study provides in vitro evidence supporting the allergic basis of sulfonamide-induced pancreatitis.

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