COMBINATION THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS AND DRUG-INDUCED SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS

Authors
BORG AA DAVIS MJ DAWES FT SHADFORTH MF
Citation
Aa. Borg et al., COMBINATION THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS AND DRUG-INDUCED SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, Clinical rheumatology, 13(3), 1994, pp. 522-524
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Clinical rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07703198
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
522 - 524
Database
ISI
SICI code
0770-3198(1994)13:3<522:CTFRAD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Development of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an u ncommon complication of the use of D-penicillamine and sulphasalazine. We report two cases of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who de veloped symptoms and signs of SLE and suggest that increasing use of t hese two agents as combination therapy in RA may cause an additive ris k to the occurrence of this complication.