Acute Pancreatitis Due to Procainamide-Induced Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: JAMES M. FALKO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Letters1 December 1975Acute Pancreatitis Due to Procainamide-Induced Lupus ErythematosusJAMES M. FALKO, M.D., FRED B. THOMAS, M.D., F.A.C.P.JAMES M. FALKO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRED B. THOMAS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-6-832 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough Blomgren, Condemi, and Vaughan (1) reported abdominal pain in 4 of 44 patients with drug-related lupus erythematosus, no patients with the drug-induced lupus erythematosus syndrome have been described with acute pancreatitis.We report here a case of the procainamide-induced lupus erythematosus syndrome manifested clinically only by acute pancreatitis.A 65-year-old white man was admitted to our hospital after 2 days of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. He had been taking procainamide, 500 mg three times a day, for 7 months for a cardiac arrhythmia, and nitroglycerin for angina pectoris. He denied any alcohol intake, history of gall bladder disease,...References1. BLOMGRENCONDEMIVAUGHAN SJJ: Procainamide-induced lupus erythematosus. Am J Med 52:338-348, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BLOMGRENCONDEMIBEGNALL SJM: Antinuclear antibody induced by procainamide. N Engl J Med 281:64-66, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DUBOIS E: Procainamide induction of a systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome. Medicine 48:217-228, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JAMES M. FALKO, M.D.; FRED B. THOMAS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Division of Gastroenterology N-937 University Hospital 410 West 10th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDrug induced pancreatitis: A systematic review of case reports to determine potential drug associationsDrug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in AdultsGastrointestinalDrug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: An Evidence-Based ReviewPancréatite aiguë et syndrome hémophagocytaire au cours d’une poussée lupiqueNONHEPATIC GASTROINTESTINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUSManagement of PancreatitisCardiac, pancreatic, and liver abnormalities in a patient with coxsackie-B infectionReview article: Drug-induced pancreatitisPancréatite au cours du lupus érythémateux disséminé. Revue de la littérature à propos de cinq observationCase Report: Metolazone-Associated Hypercalcemia and Acute PancreatitisDrug-Induced Acute PancreatitisCase Report: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting Initially with Acute Pancreatitis and a Review of the LiteratureDrug-induced Lupus: Clinical and Serological StudiesDrug-induced pancreatitis: A critical reviewEtiology of Acute PancreatitisMedikamentös induzierter systemischer Lupus erythematodesDrugs acting on the cardiovascular system 1 December 1975Volume 83, Issue 6Page: 832-833KeywordsAbdominal painAcute pancreatitisAlcoholsAnginaArrhythmiaBladderDrugsLupus erythematosusNauseaVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...