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Case Reports
. 1978 Mar 13;239(11):1062-4.

Ibuprofen-induced meningitis in systemic lupus erythematosus

H L Widener, B H Littman
  • PMID: 304902
Case Reports

Ibuprofen-induced meningitis in systemic lupus erythematosus

H L Widener et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus had chills, fever, and headache on four separate occasions after ibuprofen ingestion. One such episode was accompanied by cerebrospinal fluid findings compatible with meningitis. Drug rechallenge under controlled conditions established the relationship between ibuprofen ingestion and meningitis.

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