Drug-Induced Lupus-Like Syndrome

摘要: Introduction This is a report which demonstrates how the administration of variety drugs can produce clinical syndrome indistinguishable from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Among these drugs, best known hydralazine. 1 agent, when used continuously for several months in treatment hypertension, will usually induce resembling SLE. 2 Similar syndromes have recently been reported anticonvulsant administered. 3-6 Apparent induction (LE) cell phenomenon by antituberculous therapy has one patient. 7 Another publication 8 states that aminosalicylic acid apparently also induced LE phenomenon. Review original publication, 9 quoted Simpson and Walker, fails to substantiate this report. The present concerns patient who developed lupus-like while on therapy. Temporal relationships features case make it appear likely