Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is an uncommon autoimmune disease develop due to continuous exposure to a specific medication. This chronic diseases mainly affect bones, joints, muscles, skin and connective tissue. There are different forms of drug-induced lupus erythematosus (LE): Drug-induced subacute cutaneous LE: These are most triggered by drugs that are used to treat high blood pressure especially calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors. Drug-induced chronic cutaneous LE: These are mostly induced by fluorouracil derivatives, NSAIDs, Oral antifungal agents.
Drug-induced SLE: This includes the arthralgia/arthritis (joint pain) is very characteristic, present in 90% and often the only clinical feature. This can be induced by a number of drugs discussed below. Biochemistry and Prognosis: Most of the time, drug-induced lupus erythematosus is not as severe as SLE. Regular eye exams…
