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A case of the lupus syndrome induced by hydralazine.
Beom Soo Park, Joong Gon Kim, Yong Soo Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(5):736-739.   Published online May 31, 1991
A reversible syndrome resembling systemic lupus erythematosus is induced by hydralazine which has been used in treatment of hypertension or congestive heart failure. The incidence of the lupus syndrome induced by hydralazine was estimated at 6.8% in adults (Cameron, 1984) but there was few reports in children. A 9 year old girl had arthralgia, fever, splenomegaly, pleurisy and oral ulcer after 62 months of hydralazine...
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