Title: drug-induced lupus
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - drug-induced lupus
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13106
Status: current

Definition
Idiosyncratic drug reaction similar in character to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and having antinuclear antibodies (ANA), but generally milder in nature and resolving when drug exposure is discontinued.

Related Terms
- Idiosyncratic drug reaction: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13251
- antinuclear antibodies (ANA): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12898
- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13710

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1159 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13106/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13106/xml

Citation: Citation: 'drug-induced lupus' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13106
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