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Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder caused by chronic use of certain drugs. These drugs cause an autoimmune response (the body attacks its own cells) producing symptoms similar to those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is a (generally) reversible condition that usually occurs in people being treated for a long-term illness. Drug-induced lupus mimics SLE. However, symptoms of drug-induced lupus generally disappear once the medication that triggered the episode is stopped.
[2] [3] Today, anti-histone antibodies are still used as a marker for systemic lupus erythematosus, but are also implicated in other autoimmune diseases like Sjögren syndrome, dermatomyositis, or rheumatoid arthritis. [4] [5] Anti-histone antibodies can be used as a marker for drug-induced lupus.
Lupus erythematosus may manifest as systemic disease or in a purely cutaneous form also known as incomplete lupus erythematosus. Lupus has four main types: [citation needed] systemic; discoid; drug-induced; neonatal; Of these, systemic lupus erythematosus (also known as SLE) is the most common and serious form.
Typically, the symptoms of drug-induced SJS arise within a week of starting the medication. Similar to NSAIDs, paracetamol (acetaminophen) has also caused rare cases [28] [29] of SJS. People with systemic lupus erythematosus or HIV infections are more susceptible to drug-induced SJS. [11]
Common symptoms include extreme fatigue, joint pain or skin rashes. In rare cases, the disease may lead to kidney or heart damage, or weaken the immune system so the body can’t fight off infections.
Dilantin hypersensitivity syndrome; Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms; Drug-induced angioedema; Drug-induced keratoderma; Drug-induced lichen planus; Drug-induced lupus erythematosus; Drug-induced pigmentation; Drug-induced urticaria; Drug-related gingival hyperplasia
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