Keywords:
Azathioprine, acute sialadenitis, adverse effect
Introduction:
Azathioprine is an immunosuppressive agent used in the treatment of a wide range of medical conditions. (1 - 4) Many adverse effects have been reported after using this medication.(6, 7) However, to the best of our knowledge, Azathioprine induced sialadenitis was only reported once in the literature in a patient diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. (8) In our case, we report acute sialadenitis following 1 week of Azathioprine therapy in a patient with malignant papillary thyroid carcinoma and Grave’s ophthalmopathy.