The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website
Patients with drug-induced lupus may present with serositis (See Vd). Review at PMID 20015613. Compendium of 118 drugs causing lupus from the Who Phamacovigilance Database available at PMID 30793701. A few drugs (Penicillamine, IFN, anti-TNF agents) can cause +ds-DNA lupus. Drug withdrawal is followed by abatement of signs, symptoms and diminution or disappearance of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA). See also under Vd.
Publications
An unexpected side-effect of a commonly used drug.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 2013;105;50-2 — 2013 — 50-2
Amiodarone-induced lupus-like syndrome.
American journal of therapeutics 2015 Jan-Feb;22;e20-1 — 2015 Jan-Feb — e20-1
Amiodarone-induced systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2003 Feb;51;216-7 — 2003 Feb — 216-7