Two cases of late-onset drug-induced lupus erythematosus caused by ticlopidine in elderly men

Mod Rheumatol. 2010 Aug;20(4):405-9. doi: 10.1007/s10165-010-0289-3. Epub 2010 Apr 8.

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 types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging / immunology
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Histones / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / chemically induced*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
  • Male
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Ticlopidine / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Histones
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Ticlopidine