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A new onset of systemic lupus erythematosus developed after bee venom therapy
- Issue Date
- Sep-2009
- Publisher
- Korean Association of Internal Medicine/Daihan Naigwa Haghoi
- Keywords
- Angioedema; Bee venoms; Lupus erythematosus, systemic
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, v.24, no.3, pp 283 - 285
- Pages
- 3
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
- Volume
- 24
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 283
- End Page
- 285
- ISSN
- 1226-3303
2005-6648
- Abstract
- Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease of an unknown origin, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be triggered by numerous stimuli. Bee venom therapy is an alternative therapy that is believed to be effective for various kinds of arthritis. We present here a case of a 49-year-old female who experienced a new onset lupus after undergoing bee venom therapy, and this looked like a case of angioedema. The patient was successfully treated with high dose steroids and antimalarial drugs. We discuss the possibility of bee venom contributing to the development of SLE, and we suggest that such treatment should be avoided in patients with lupus.
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- Lee, Young Ho
- Anam Hospital (Department of Rheumatology, Anam Hospital)