Therapeutic effects of xanthine oxidase inhibitors: renaissance half a century after the discovery of allopurinol

PAL Pacher, A Nivorozhkin, C Szabó - Pharmacological reviews, 2006 - ASPET
The prototypical xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitor allopurinol, has been the cornerstone of the
clinical management of gout and conditions associated with hyperuricemia for several …

Small-vessel vasculitis

JC Jennette, RJ Falk - New England Journal of Medicine, 1997 - Mass Medical Soc
Vasculitis is inflammation of vessel walls. It has many causes, although they result in only a
few histologic patterns of vascular inflammation. Vessels of any type in any organ can be …

Drug provocation testing in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity reactions: general considerations

W Aberer, A Bircher, A Romano, M Blanca, P Campi… - Allergy, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A drug provocation test (DPT) is the controlled administration of a drug in order to diagnose
drug hypersensitivity reactions. DPTs are performed under medical surveillance, whether …

Lamotrigine‐associated rash: risk/benefit considerations in adults and children

AH Guberman, FMC Besag, MJ Brodie, JM Dooley… - …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Lamotrigine (LTG) is an antiepileptic drug (AED) recently released in several
countries. It is effective for a variety of seizure types in adults and children both as an add‐on …

Comparative safety of tetracycline, minocycline, and doxycycline

LE Shapiro, SR Knowles, NH Shear - Archives of dermatology, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Background: Because minocycline can cause serious adverse events including
hypersensitivity syndrome reaction (HSR), serum sicknesslike reaction (SSLR), and …

T cell involvement in cutaneous drug eruptions

Y Hari, K Frutig‐Schnyder, M Hurni… - Clinical & …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background The most frequent side‐effects of drug therapy are skin eruptions. Their
pathomechanism is rather unclear. Objective In this prospective study we investigated the T …

Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion of Intravenously and Orally Administered [14C]Telmisartan in Healthy Volunteers

J Stangier, J Schmid, D Türck, H Switek… - The Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The study was conducted in healthy male volunteers to evaluate the absorption, metabolic
pattern, and mode of elimination of telmisartan, a nonpeptide angiotensin II receptor …

Serious adverse reactions induced by minocycline: report of 13 patients and review of the literature

SR Knowles, L Shapiro, NH Shear - Archives of dermatology, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Background: Minocycline has been reported to cause serious, albeit rare, adverse events,
including serum sickness—like reaction, hypersensitivity syndrome reaction, and drug …

Antiepileptic drugs and the immune system

E Beghi, S Shorvon - Epilepsia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Data on the effects of antiepileptic drugs on the immune system are frequently inconsistent
and sometimes conflicting because the effects of drugs cannot be separated from those of …

Corticosteroid therapy in an additional 13 cases of Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a total series of 67 cases

A Tripathi, AM Ditto, LC Grammer… - Allergy and asthma …, 2000 - search.proquest.com
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe cutaneous eruption that can be a life-
threatening emergency. Previously, we have reported our favorable experience in treating …