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#Leflunomide #Sulphasalazine
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Methotrexate, Sulfasalazine
Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - Causative Medications 
and Level of Suspicion 

High Risk:
Antigout:
GI conditions: sulfasalazine
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Intestinal disease: • Sulfasalazine
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
 •
weeks • 5 ASA (sulfasalazine
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Methotrexate (MTX), Sulfasalazine
2021 ACR Guidance for Adjusting Immunomodulatory Therapy related to the COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatic
, Leflunomide, Sulfasalazine
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
 •
Interferon-a, Methyldopa, Sulfasalazine
Rheumatology Guidance - Indications for 3rd Dose (Booster) COVID-19 Vaccines | 8.19.21
Am I eligible for a
other steroid, Sulfasalazine