Are there concerns with using sulfasalazine in SLE?

Topics: Rheumatology • Systemic lupus erythematosus • Sulfasalasine

Extrapolating from reactions with other sulfa medications potentially causes flares.

Answer from: at Community Practice

A very practical question:1. Yes, there is a concern theoretically; but you can use SSZ in lupus patients in certain circumstances.Sulfonamides are divided up into antibiotic (abx) sulfonamides (like trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, TMP-SMX) and non-abx sulfonamides (e.g. furosemide, hydrochlorothiazi...

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at UTMB Health
Excellent response. I would only add that in RA pa...

at Medical University of South Carolina
The 2020 Goto et al. abstract is very helpful. Tha...

at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
@Melissa Cunningham: thanks for the comment. I'm i...

at Rheumatic Disease Associates Ltd.
What are your feelings regarding the new initiatio...

at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
@Thomas A. Quinn Thanks for the link to the articl...

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