DRUG-INDUCED SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS IN A 9-YEAR-OLD BOY

被引:4
作者
ANSELL, BM
机构
[1] The Consulting Rooms, Windsor, Berks
关键词
ETHOSUXIMIDE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY;
D O I
10.1177/096120339300200312
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
After a series of intercurrent infections, a 9-year-old boy on ethosuximide for petit mal developed typical drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus. After ethosuximide was stopped, he continued to deteriorate and was treated with corticosteroid therapy, which could be only gradually tapered off over many months. Follow-up 4 years later showed him to be completely well.
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页码:193 / 194
页数:2
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