Should people diagnosed with sle or discoid lupus avoid taking the drugs associated with drug-induced lupus?
If possible. Certain drugs can affect lupus so if there is a choice it may be prudent to avoid three drugs however depending on your circumstance there may not be other options. If you must take a drug associated with lupus be vigilant in reporting any joint pains, fever, or unusual symptoms to your doctor.
Preferably. While there is no direct correlation between the the diseases, it is advisable not to take such medications.
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Do anti-histone antibodies appear exclusively in drug-induced lupus or can they appear in SLE & other disorders as well?
SLE. These antibodies are more common in drug induced lupus but occur in garden variety SLE as well.
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What drugs are most commonly associated with drug-induced lupus?
See below. Procainamide, hydralazine, quinidine, isoniazid, methyldopa, chlorpromazine, and minocycline.
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Some. Procainide, hydralazine, are common causes. We are now seeing this with certain biologics - tumor necrosis inhibitors .
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Drug-induced lupus--will it come back?
Not if you do not .. Not if you do not take the original offending drug and or other drugs that are likely to cause this.
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Drug-induced lupus, will it come back as regular lupus?
No. True drug-induced lupus does not convert into systemic lupus erythematosus.
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What is the differentiation between scleroderma and drug induced lupus, have markers for both?
Much different! First, your clinical sx are more important than the labs. Drug-induced sle is characterized by single-strand anti-da abs. Markers for possible pss include scl-70 and centromere antibodies. But where you on a drug which commonly caused drug-induced sle. What are your symptoms: fever, joint pain, pleuritis, pericarditis? Or do you have raynaud's, swallowing probs, etc. See a rheumatology expert!
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Do anti-histone antibodies appear exclusively in drug-induced lupus or can they appear in SLE & other disorders as well?
SLE. These antibodies are more common in drug induced lupus but occur in garden variety SLE as well.
Read more...
What drugs are most commonly associated with drug-induced lupus?
See below. Procainamide, hydralazine, quinidine, isoniazid, methyldopa, chlorpromazine, and minocycline.
Read more...
Some. Procainide, hydralazine, are common causes. We are now seeing this with certain biologics - tumor necrosis inhibitors .
Read more...
Drug-induced lupus--will it come back?
Not if you do not .. Not if you do not take the original offending drug and or other drugs that are likely to cause this.
Read more...
Drug-induced lupus, will it come back as regular lupus?
No. True drug-induced lupus does not convert into systemic lupus erythematosus.
Read more...
What is the differentiation between scleroderma and drug induced lupus, have markers for both?
Much different! First, your clinical sx are more important than the labs. Drug-induced sle is characterized by single-strand anti-da abs. Markers for possible pss include scl-70 and centromere antibodies. But where you on a drug which commonly caused drug-induced sle. What are your symptoms: fever, joint pain, pleuritis, pericarditis? Or do you have raynaud's, swallowing probs, etc. See a rheumatology expert!
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