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Lupus, Vol. 10, No. 6, 448-450 (2001)
DOI: 10.1191/096120301678646218

Lupus flare associated with growth hormone

Y-S Bae

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine and the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea

S-C Bae

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine and the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea; Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul 133-792, Koreascbae{at}email.hanyang.ac.kr

S-W Lee

D-H Yoo

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine and the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea

T Y Kim

Department of Clinical Pathology, Hanyang University College of Medicine and the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea

S Y Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine and the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea

This case illustrates a young man with an 11 y history of systemic lupus erythematosus who developed lupus flare after a 9-month use of growth hormone (GH) for the treatment of growth retardation. The course of disease was improving after GH cessation and treatment with high dose corticosteroids and intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy.

Key Words: systemic lupus erythematosus • flare • growth hormone • growth retardation • corticosteroid


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