Sterling G. West

Thirteen months after starting methyldopa therapy, a 55-year-old white male patient presented with a syndrome of hemolytic anemia, arthritis, photosensitivity, and a positive antinuclear antibody test result. Methyldopa-induced antinuclear …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: to determine the efficacy of danazol therapy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with severe autoimmune thrombocytopenia refractory to other therapies. DESIGN: noncontrolled clinical trial, with a minimum of 8 wee…