PMID- 33349110 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211004 LR - 20211004 IS - 1477-0962 (Electronic) IS - 0961-2033 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Apr TI - Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus associated with abatacept. PG - 661-663 LID - 10.1177/0961203320981146 [doi] AB - Numerous drugs have been linked to the induction or exacerbation of systemic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE). This report presents the third case of the biologic abatacept as an exacerbating medication for SCLE. A 73-year old woman with a remote history of subacute cutaneous lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, well controlled on hydroxychloroquine, presented with worsening annular erythematous, slightly scaly plaques on her forearms and hands. She had been started on abatacept a month prior. She was diagnosed with SCLE exacerbated by abatacept given the clinical findings, time course, and skin biopsy with interface dermatitis. Her skin eruption cleared completely several months later after discontinuing abatacept and switching to tociluzumab, while remaining on hydroxychloroquine. This case highlights the need to consider abatacept as a potential exacerbating medication for SCLE in any patient with a new photodistributed papulosquamous eruption. FAU - Figueredo Zamora, Eliana AU - Figueredo Zamora E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8865-4532 AD - Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA. FAU - Callen, Jeffrey P AU - Callen JP AD - Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA. FAU - Schadt, Courtney R AU - Schadt CR AD - Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA. LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201222 PL - England TA - Lupus JT - Lupus JID - 9204265 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) RN - 0 (Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors) RN - 7D0YB67S97 (Abatacept) RN - I031V2H011 (tocilizumab) SB - IM MH - Abatacept/*adverse effects MH - Aged MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*drug therapy MH - Biopsy MH - Drug Substitution MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Humans MH - Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/*adverse effects MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous/*chemically induced/diagnosis MH - Skin/pathology MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Withholding Treatment OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cutaneous lupus OT - abatacept OT - biologic OT - drug induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus OT - photodistributed skin lesions OT - subacute lupus erythematosus EDAT- 2020/12/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/05 06:00 CRDT- 2020/12/22 05:31 PHST- 2020/12/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/22 05:31 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/0961203320981146 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Lupus. 2021 Apr;30(4):661-663. doi: 10.1177/0961203320981146. Epub 2020 Dec 22.