Methimazole-induced bullous systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 818-821

  Seo, Ji Yeon ^a   Byun, Hee Jin ^a   Cho, Kwang Hyun ^a   Lee, Eun Bong ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus; Drug induced lupus erythematosus; Graves disease; Methimazole

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; ANTITHYROID AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; BLISTER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; METHIMAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN;

EID: 84866517121     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.7.818     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Hess E. Drug-related lupus. N Engl J Med 1988; 318: 1460-2.
2. Vassileva S. Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Dermatol 2004; 22: 129-38.
3. Tan EM, Cohen AS, Fries JF, Masi AT, McShane DJ, Rothfield NF, Schaller JG, Talan N, Winchester RJ. The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 1982; 25: 1271-7.
4. Yell JA, Allen J, Wojnarowska F, Kirtschig G, Burge SM. Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus: revised criteria for diagnosis. Br J Dermatol 1995; 132: 921-8.
5. Marzano AV, Vezzoli P, Crosti C. Drug-induced lupus: an update on its dermatologic aspects. Lupus 2009; 18: 935-40.
6. Kim BS, Hong YM, Park SM, Park IW, Lee BH, Jeong JH, Lee CW. A case of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor-induced systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheum Dis 2011; 18: 288-91.
7. Shin JA, Huh CW, Kwon JE, Kim HJ, Ahn CM, Chang YS. A case of docetaxel induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Tuberc Respir Dis 2009; 66: 380-4.
8. Sontheimer RD, Henderson CL, Grau RH. Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus: a paradigm for bedside-to-bench patientoriented translational clinical investigation. Arch Dermatol Res 2009; 301: 65-70.
9. Sakata S, Nakamura S, Nagai K, Komaki T, Kawade M, Niwa T, Miura K. Two cases of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with hyperthyroidism. Jpn J Med 1987; 26: 373-6.
10. Park CO, Goo J, Ahn SK. A case of propylthiouracil-induced lupus erythematosus. Korean J Dermatol 2006; 44: 467-9.
11. Kim JW, Kim JS. A case of propylthiouracil-induced lupus erythematosus accompanied by antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive vasculitis. Korean J Dermatol 2005; 43: 496-500.
12. Lee J, Yoo B, Lim YJ, Kim SH, Lim M, Cho YS, Shong YK, Moon HB. A case of propylthiouracil-induced lupus. J Korean Rheum Assoc 1999; 6: 75-8.
13. Wang LC, Tsai WY, Yang YH, Chiang BL. Methimazole-induced lupus erythematosus: a case report. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2003; 36: 278-81.
14. Thong HY, Chu CY, Chiu HC. Methimazole-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis and lupus-like syndrome with a cutaneous feature of vesiculo-bullous systemic lupus erythematosus. Acta Derm Venereol 2002; 82: 206-8.
15. Condon C, Phelan M, Lyons JF. Penicillamine-induced type II bullous systemic lupus erythematosus. Br J Dermatol 1997; 136: 474-5.
16. Fleming MG, Bergfeld WF, Tomecki KJ, Tuthill RJ, Norris M, Benedetto EA, Weber LA. Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus. Int J Dermatol 1989; 28: 321-6.
17. Srivastava M, Rencic A, Diglio G, Santana H, Bonitz P, Watson R, Ha E, Anhalt GJ, Provost TT, Nousari CH. Drug-induced, Ro/SSA-positive cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Arch Dermatol 2003; 139: 45-9.
18. Bonsmann G, Schiller M, Luger TA, Ständer S. Terbinafine-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001; 44: 925-31.
19. Antonov D, Kazandjieva J, Etugov D, Gospodinov D, Tsankov N. Druginduced lupus erythematosus. Clin Dermatol 2004; 22: 157-66.
20. Patrício P, Ferreira C, Gomes MM, Filipe P. Autoimmune bullous dermatoses: a review. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1173: 203-10.