MESALAZINE-INDUCED LUPUS

Authors
TIMSIT MA ANGLICHEAU D LIOTE F MARTEAU P DRYLL A
Citation
Ma. Timsit et al., MESALAZINE-INDUCED LUPUS, Revue du rhumatisme, 64(10), 1997, pp. 586-588
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Revue du rhumatisme → ACNP
ISSN journal
11698446
Volume
64
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
586 - 588
Database
ISI
SICI code
1169-8446(1997)64:10<586:ML>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We report a case of lupus induced by mesalazine therapy taken for aver a year for Crohn's disease, The patient had polyarthritis, alopecia, lymphoneutropenia, antinuclear factors, anti-histone antibodies, anti- Sm and anti-RNP, Discontinuation of mesalazine was followed by rapid r esolution of the joint manifestations, alopecia and lymphoneutropenia; the anti-histone antibodies fell to undetectable levels and the titer s of the other auto-antibodies decreased gradually.