DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS IN A MALE-PATIENT AFTER 14 YEARS ON HEMODIALYSIS

We report a 38-year-old man who developed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 14 years after commencing regular hemodialysis, When he was ini tially diagnosed as having end-stage renal disease (ESRD) secondary to chronic glomerulonephritis, he did not have any clinical or serologic al criteria to suspect SLE, He did not receive, at any stage, any of t he drugs known to cause SLE, He showed remarkable improvement after tr eatment with steroids and cyclophosphamide. (C) 1997 by the National K idney Foundation, Inc.