DRUG-INDUCED LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Course overview

DRUG-INDUCED LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (DIL) IS AN AUTOIMMUNE PHENOMENON WHERE THE PATIENT DEVELOPS SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) AFTER EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN DRUGS. WHILE DIL TENDS TO BE LESS SEVERE THAN SLE, THE DIAGNOSIS CAN BE CHALLENGING. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF DRUG-INDUCED LUPUS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.