The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website
Can cause cardiac tamponade. A.k.a. serositis. Pleural and/or pericardial effusion w/wo pulmonary infiltrates in the context of ANA or antimitochondrial antibodies. Effusions tend to disappear upon drug discontinuance. ANA titers decrease more slowly or may persist indefinitely. See under XI l
Publications
Betaxolol and drug-induced lupus complicated by pericarditis and large pericardial effusion.
The Western journal of medicine 1997 Aug;167;106-9 — 1997 Aug — 106-9
Acebutolol-induced pleuropulmonary lupus syndrome.
Annals of internal medicine 1981 Sep;95;326-7 — 1981 Sep — 326-7