Darwaza A, Lamey P J, Connell J M
Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Scotland.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1988 Apr;17(2):92-3. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(88)80157-7.
4 years after initiation of therapy with hydrallazine hydrochloride (for treatment of hypertension), a 60-year-old male patient developed clinical features of Sjögren's syndrome, with immunological features of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus. In addition, the patient described rheumatoid arthritis-like symptoms and had reduced lacrimal and parotid salivary flow, but lacked the typical features of Sjögren's syndrome on labial gland biopsy. 1 year after discontinuation of hydrallazine therapy, the clinical parameters returned to normal.