The test result was positive in ANA and anti DNA, concluding that he could have a secondary pseudolúpico sídrome drugs as contained in the analytical attached to this text.
Several drugs can induce a lupus like syndrome , this type of lupus (which is very similar in characteristics to systemic lupus erythematosus) can be induced reversible, since the deceased is suspended, in this case a biological medicine .
The problem is that as yet I have spondylitis in active phase, I have to appreciate that the like lupus can be tolerated to avoid withdrawal the biological (Enbrel), and thus have a relapse and the subsequent outbreak or progression of ankylosing spondylitis.
This syndrome begins during the treatment of certain drugs and biologicals, rarely leads anti ds DNA (although in my case seems to have tested positive), anti DNA levels are variable and increase often with the disease activity especially when there is renal involvement.
The clinical significance of ANA has been known for over 40 years. But in recent years have made progress in identifying their specific immune; and some of them have proved useful for diagnosis and monitoring of patients.
The list of drugs that can cause this syndrome is extensive.
The name's origin is unknown, the word lupus means "wolf", you can because the patient's face was swollen like a wolf's face scratched. It usually occurs in the nose and cheeks, malar erythema shaped like butterfly wings. drug-induced lupus is reversible, occurring in patients who have been treated for an illness for a long time.
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