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- Title
Two cases of late-onset drug-induced lupus erythematosus caused by ticlopidine in elderly men.
- Authors
Yokoyama, Tomoko; Usui, Takashi; Kiyama, Kazuhiro; Nakashima, Ran; Yukawa, Naoichiro; Kawabata, Daisuke; Nojima, Takaki; Ohmura, Koichiro; Fujii, Takao; Mimori, Tsuneyo
- Abstract
We have experienced two cases of drug-induced lupus erythematosus caused by ticlopidine in the last three years. Both were late-onset cases (1 and 4 years) that occurred in elderly men (76 and 81 years old). The common features were fever, arthralgia, myalgia, serositis, and the presence of anti-histone autoantibodies. Because ticlopidine is widely used in elderly people with ischemic vascular disease, ticlopidine-induced lupus should be considered when patients taking ticlopidine present lupus-like symptoms.
- Publication
Modern Rheumatology, 2010, Vol 20, Issue 4, p405
- ISSN
1439-7595
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3109/s10165-010-0289-3