Volume 19, Number 3, 338-347, DOI: 10.1007/s10165-009-0168-y

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Hydralazine-induced autoimmune disease: comparison to idiopathic lupus and ANCA-positive vasculitis

Naoto Yokogawa and Frederick B. Vivino

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Abstract

We report two cases of hydralazine-induced vasculitis with rare complications: pulmonary renal syndrome and digital gangrene. We also review 68 published cases of hydralazine-induced vasculitis. Hydralazine-induced vasculitis mimics idiopathic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive vasculitis. However, it also produces other autoantibodies, such as antinuclear antibodies, antihistone antibodies, anti-dsDNA antibodies, and antiphospholipid antibodies. Patients with hydralazine-induced vasculitis typically have a more severe course than those with hydralazine-induced lupus, predominantly due to renal vasculitis, and require a more aggressive treatment.

Keywords  Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody - Drug-induced lupus erythematosus - Drug-induced vasculitis - Hydralazine

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