Procainamide-induced lupus in the elderly.
The usual aids to diagnosis--such as symptoms and antinuclear antibodies--do not reliably distinguish this important entity from idiopathic SLE. Age, sex, and antibody type are often clues, but in some cases, only time and clinical course will tell.
McDonald
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Department of Medicine, St. John's Queens Hospital, Elmhurst, N.Y.
Marino
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D000368:Aged; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011342:Procainamide / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D011342:Procainamide; D011241:Prednisone