Friday, December 11, 2015

Drug- induced Lupus


CAUSATIVE DRUGS
 
●Definite
Procainamide, hydralazine, minocycline, diltiazem, penicillamine, isoniazid (INH), quinidine, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha therapy (most commonly with infliximab and etanercept), interferon-alfa, methyldopa, chlorpromazine, and practolol

●Probable 
Anticonvulsants (phenytoin, mephenytoin, trimethadione, ethosuximide, carbamazepine), antithyroid drugs, antimicrobial agents (sulfonamides, rifampin, nitrofurantoin), beta blockers, lithium, paraaminosalicylate, captopril, interferon gamma, hydrochlorothiazide, glyburide, sulfasalazine, terbinafine, amiodarone, ticlopidine, and docetaxel
 
●Possible
Gold salts, penicillin, tetracycline, reserpine, valproate, statins (eg, lovastatin, simvastatin, and atorvastatin), griseofulvin, gemfibrozil, valproate, lamotrigine, ophthalmic timolol, and 5-aminosalicylate.

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