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Table 5 Serious adverse events by current NSAID treatment

From: Safety of celecoxib and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of the phase 4 registry

Patient ID

Current medication

Onset-resolution (daya)

Reported description

Outcome

Action taken (study medication)

Causality

A

nsNSAID

729–733

Cellulitis

Resolved

No action taken

Other: spider bite

B

nsNSAID

478–481

Benign fibrohistiocytic lesions with giant cells

Resolved

No action taken

Other: idiopathic hip pain

C

nsNSAID

303–307

Appendicitis

Resolved

No action taken

Other: appendicitis

D

nsNSAID

27–N/A

Unintended pregnancy

Unknown

Permanently discontinued

Other: pregnancy

E

nsNSAID

33–39

Meningitis

Resolved with sequelae

Permanently discontinued

Other illness: infection—probably viral

F

nsNSAID

160–167

Fever and neutropenia

Resolved with sequelae

Stopped temporarily

Other illness: mycoplasma infection

F

nsNSAID

161–167

Agranulocytosis

Resolved with sequelae

No action taken

Other illness: mycoplasma infection

G

nsNSAID

236–288

Infection musculoskeletal septic arthritis

Resolved

Stopped temporarily

Other: unknown

H

nsNSAID

205–N/A

Onset of systemic JIA

Still present

Permanently discontinued

Other: systemic JIA

I

nsNSAID

93–149

Right lower quadrant abdominal pain

Resolved

Stopped temporarily

Other: unknown possible subclinical appendicitis but pathology negative

I

Celecoxib

138–149

Phlegmon

Resolved

Stopped temporarily

Other: postsurgical (appendectomy) complication

I

Celecoxib

659–N/A

Transformed migraine

Still present

Stopped temporarily

Other illness: likely related to past medical history of migraines

J

Celecoxib

82–246

Exacerbation of disease

Resolved

No action taken

Disease under study

J

Celecoxib

82–132

Fever

Resolved

No action taken

Disease under study

K

Off NSAID

69–N/A

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Still present

Permanently discontinued

Other illness: primary sclerosing cholangitis

G

Off NSAID

452–N/A

Septic arthritis

Still present

No action taken

Other illness: septic arthritis of unknown etiology

G

Off NSAID

471–512

Acute tubular necrosis

Resolved

Permanently discontinued

Other: vancomycin

L

Off NSAID

424–429

Febrile neutropenia

Resolved

No action taken

Other illness: infection questionable Rocky Mountain spotted fever

  1. aRelative to the start of treatment.
  2. Abbreviations: JIA Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, N/A Not available, nsNSAID Nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.