Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Azathioprine, used for vasculitis and connective tissue diseases, carries long‐term cancer risks. This case report raises awareness among healthcare providers about such risks and emphasizes the need for taking necessary precautions to avoid them while treating such diseases. A...

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Autores principales: Awadh, Nabaa Ihsan, Al‐Osami, Mohammed Hadi, Hashim, Hashim Talib, Al‐Obaidi, Ahmed Dheyaa, Al‐Obaidi, Mustafa Najah, Abdlkarim, Sumaya Abdulhasan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10264963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37323252
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7559
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author Awadh, Nabaa Ihsan
Al‐Osami, Mohammed Hadi
Hashim, Hashim Talib
Al‐Obaidi, Ahmed Dheyaa
Al‐Obaidi, Mustafa Najah
Abdlkarim, Sumaya Abdulhasan
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Al‐Osami, Mohammed Hadi
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Al‐Obaidi, Ahmed Dheyaa
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description KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Azathioprine, used for vasculitis and connective tissue diseases, carries long‐term cancer risks. This case report raises awareness among healthcare providers about such risks and emphasizes the need for taking necessary precautions to avoid them while treating such diseases. ABSTRACT: We present an Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma case in a 51‐year‐old male patient with Takayasu arteritis who presented with painless cervical swelling, itching, weight loss, and decreased appetite. This case report aims to increase awareness of the potential long‐term cancer risks associated with azathioprine use in the treatment of chronic diseases.
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spelling pubmed-102649632023-06-15 Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq Awadh, Nabaa Ihsan Al‐Osami, Mohammed Hadi Hashim, Hashim Talib Al‐Obaidi, Ahmed Dheyaa Al‐Obaidi, Mustafa Najah Abdlkarim, Sumaya Abdulhasan Clin Case Rep Case Report KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Azathioprine, used for vasculitis and connective tissue diseases, carries long‐term cancer risks. This case report raises awareness among healthcare providers about such risks and emphasizes the need for taking necessary precautions to avoid them while treating such diseases. ABSTRACT: We present an Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma case in a 51‐year‐old male patient with Takayasu arteritis who presented with painless cervical swelling, itching, weight loss, and decreased appetite. This case report aims to increase awareness of the potential long‐term cancer risks associated with azathioprine use in the treatment of chronic diseases. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10264963/ /pubmed/37323252 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7559 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Awadh, Nabaa Ihsan
Al‐Osami, Mohammed Hadi
Hashim, Hashim Talib
Al‐Obaidi, Ahmed Dheyaa
Al‐Obaidi, Mustafa Najah
Abdlkarim, Sumaya Abdulhasan
Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq
title Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq
title_full Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq
title_fullStr Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq
title_short Azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with Takayasu arteritis: A case report from Iraq
title_sort azathioprine‐induced lymphoma in a patient with takayasu arteritis: a case report from iraq
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10264963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37323252
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7559
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