title: Cefuroxime-induced lupus.
abstract: Drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE) is a syndrome that shares symptoms and laboratory characteristics with idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus. Recognition of DILE is important because it usually reverts within a few weeks after stopping the offending drug. Antibiotics are uncommonly associated with DILE, and cefuroxime has never been incriminated as a cause. We present herein the first case of DILE induced by cefuroxime. Although this is the first report of cefuroxime-induced DILE, we should be aware of this occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. ebruuz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uz
authors.forename: Nuket
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bavbek
authors.forename: Faruk Hilmi
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanbay
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akcay
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002444:Cefuroxime