Dermatologica · 2009 · 28 citations · 0 references
MedicineDermatologyPharmacotherapyImmunopathologyInflammationRheumatologyAnti-inflammatory PharmacologyDrug-induced Skin ReactionsInflammatory DermatosesInflammatory Skin DiseasesInflammatory Skin DisordersSystemic Lupus ErythematosusDermatomyositis Skin DiseaseDermatopathology Of Inflammatory DiseasesDrug-induced Skin EruptionsNsaid TherapySystemic Connective Tissue Disorders
A dermatomyositis-like syndrome developed in a patient treated with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAI), niflumic acid, and regressed after the cessation of treatment. Previously an eruption had occurred under treatment with another NSAI, diclofenac. Our report shows that NSAI can induce not only lupus-like syndromes but also other connective tissue disorders.