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Drug induced otalgia due to mesalazine and sulphasalazine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Michael Wareing  and
David Mitchell
Michael Wareing*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK.
David Mitchell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr M. J. Wareing, Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury CT1 3NG.
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Abstract

A case of left otalgia in a patient suffering from longstanding ulcerative colitis is reported. The patient was treated for an exacerbation of his disease with courses of mesalazine and sulphasalazine during which time he developed otalgia. The otalgia disappeared with cessation of the drugs. It is concluded that in the absence of any other head and neck cause that the otalgia was a complication of the drug therapy.

Keywords

EaracheSalicylazosulphapyridine
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 5 , May 1996 , pp. 466 - 467
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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