Anti-TNF-α and hydralazine drug-induced lupus

An Bras Dermatol. 2015 May-Jun;90(3 Suppl 1):125-9. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153893.

Abstract

Drug-induced lupus is a rare drug reaction featuring the same symptoms as idiopathic lupus erythematosus. Recently, with the introduction of new medicines in clinical practice, an increase in the number of illness-triggering implicated drugs has been reported, with special emphasis on anti-TNF-α drugs. In the up-to-date list, almost one hundred medications have been associated with the occurrence of drug-induced lupus. The authors present two case reports of the illness induced respectively by hydralazine and infliximab, addressing the clinical and laboratorial characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antihypertensive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Gastrointestinal Agents / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Hydralazine / adverse effects*
  • Infliximab / adverse effects*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / chemically induced*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / pathology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Gastrointestinal Agents
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Hydralazine
  • Infliximab