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Medication

Sulfasalazine

DMARD (5-ASA + sulfapyridine)

Brand names: Azulfidine

Oral health effects

  • Stomatitis / mucosal reaction

    Oral ulceration and rare hypersensitivity reactions; sulfonamide allergy caution.

    Clinical management: Symptomatic care; verify sulfa allergy history before related prescribing.

Sources

  1. A review and guide to drug-associated oral adverse effects-Oral mucosal and lichenoid reactions. Part 2. Teoh L, Moses G, McCullough MJ. Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology, 2019.