Lupus erythematosus, oral contraceptive

Numerous case reports have suggested that combined oral contraceptives can cause systemic lupus erythematosus (148,278). However, systematic examination of this issue in a 1994 case-control study showed no association (279). 

Asherson RA, Harris NE, Gharavi AE, Hughes GR. Systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibodies, chorea, and oral contraceptives. Arthritis Rheum 1986 29(12) 1535-6. 

Mathur AK, Gatter RA. Chorea as the initial presentation of oral contraceptive induced systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 1988 15(6) 1042-3. 

Strom BL, Reidenberg MM, West S, Snyder ES, Freundlich B, Stolley PD. Shingles, allergies, family medical history, oral contraceptives, and other potential risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Epidemiol 1994 140(7) 632 12. 

PTC rarely may occur secondary to middle-ear disease, minor head injury, childhood systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or toxic conditions such as hypervitaminosis A, tetracycline, amiodarone, and oral contraceptive use. 

Lupus erythematosus e.g. hydralazine, isoniazid, procainamide, phenytoin, oral contraceptives, sulfazaline. 

Petri M, Robinson C. Oral contraceptives and systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 1997 40 797-803. 

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