Improvement of systemic lupus erythematosus activity by the association of delayed onset Cushing's syndrome

Kazuhiko Arima; Masanori Higuchi; Shigeru Yoshizawa; Takahiko Horiuchi; Kohei Nagasawa; Hitoshi Nakashima; Masatomo Taniguchi; Yoshiyuki Niho

Improvement of systemic lupus erythematosus activity by the association of delayed onset Cushing's syndrome

Kazuhiko Arima, Masanori Higuchi, Shigeru Yoshizawa, Takahiko Horiuchi, Kohei Nagasawa, Hitoshi Nakashima, Masatomo Taniguchi, Yoshiyuki Niho

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Abstract

We describe a 43-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who had complete resolution of all SLE symptoms as a result of hypercortisolemia induced by a glucocorticoid-producing adenoma of the left adrenal gland. After an adrenalectomy, she developed an SLE exacerbation, characterized by photosensitivity, polyarthralgia, and hemolytic anemia, which required intensive steroid therapy. This is the first report of a patient with SLE entering apparent remission due to excessive adrenal secretion of glucocorticoids.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2456-2458
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Rheumatology
Volume	25
Issue number	12
State	Published - Dec 1998

Keywords

Cushing's syndrome
Glucocorticoid
Systemic lupus erythematosus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Rheumatology
Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

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