How environmental agents interact with the host to cause lupus is poorly understood. Procainamide and hydralazine are drugs that cause lupus in genetically predisposed individuals. Understanding how these environmental agents cause lupus may indicate mechanisms relevant to the idiopathic dis...
us that people who were reported as Covid deaths did not die from that cause. If you swallow that, it may lead you to believe Covid is a mild disease (or a non-existent disease if you want to go that far). So let’s ignore thecauseof death and just look at thenumbersof deaths...
Since it was first suggested that the onset of a syndrome closely resembling systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) might be related to drug therapy at least 27 drugs have come under suspicion. These drugs are classified into 2 groups. The first one includes hydralazine, procainamide, diphenylhydantoi...
However, several controlled studies have been conducted to implicate a number of drugs in the development of drug-related lupus. It is important to note that there is a greater likelihood of an individual producing autoantibodies in the presence of a given drug than showing signs of a clinical ...
It may take up to 6 or 7 months for Benlysta injections to work because it takes time for Benlysta to reduce the activity of autoreactive B-lymphocytes that contribute to inflammation that causes lupus symptoms.Continue reading Can Benlysta cause an allergic reaction?
Pantoprazole may cause new or worsening symptoms of lupus. Tell your doctor if you have joint pain and a skin rash on your cheeks or arms that worsens in sunlight. You may be more likely to have a broken bone while taking this medicine long term or more than once per day. ...
27conducted an 11-year cohort study comprising 1158 patients to identify possible risk factors in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. They found that the presence of aPLs was a risk factor for multiple joint necrosis (OR = 6.28, 95% CI 1.573–25.120; p = 0.009), ...
Janus kinase (JAK) is a signal transducer and activator of a protein transcription system that transduces signals from cell surface cytokine and growth fac
In animal studies and limited human trials, yohimbine increased salivary flow and countered the effects of drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants or neuroleptics that cause xerostomia.27,28 Other uses Yohimbine has been investigated for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder,29panic disorder,30emotio...
Because absorption from the eye is limited, ophthalmic prednisolone would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. To substantially diminish the amount of drug that reaches the breastmilk after using eye drops, place pressure over the tear duct by the corner of the eye...