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Medicine General 3320330e

All of the following are true about Drug induced Lupus; Except:

A
Anti histone antibody
B
Rare anti ds DNA
C
Renal involvement
D
Serositis
High-Yield Explanation
Answer is C (Renal involvement): Renal involvement is rare in Drug induced Lupus Drug induced lupus is associated with Antihistone antibodies, rare anti ds DNA and serositis. Drug induced Lupus: Features Syndrome of Positive ANA with symptoms such as fever, malaise, ahritis, intense ahralgia/myalgia, serositis and / or rash (ANA usually appears before symptoms) Predominant in Caucasians Less female predilection than SLE Commonly associated with Anti-Histone Rarely associated with Anti- ds DNA Rarely involves kidney or brain Syndrome usually appears during therapy with ceain medications and biologic agents Syndrome usually resolves over several weeks after discontinuation of the offending medication.

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