Dilara Turk Gautham Vellaichamy Alexis Lyons Angela Parks-Miller Tamara Nelson Alireza Meysami Iltefat Hamzavi
Henry Ford Health System
05-01-2019
Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents are used to treat various inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel disease, and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). A known side effect ..
Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents are used to treat various inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel disease, and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). A known side effect of these agents is the development of autoimmunity with the formation of antinuclear antibodies and/or anti-dsDNA antibodies. Although patients sometimes develop these antibodies, they rarely exhibit clinical manifestations. If symptoms do develop, the diagnosis of anti-TNF induced lupus (ATIL) should be considered. We describe a case of adalimumab-induced lupus in a patient with hidradenitis suppurativa.