Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

Conditions that mimic systemic lupus erythematosus that need to be ruled out are the following:

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
• Drug-induced lupus
• Early rheumatoid arthritis
• Fibromyalgia with positive ANA
• Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Other vasculitides
• Sjogren’s syndrome
• Scleroderma/systemic sclerosis
• Rosacea
• Mixed connective tissue disease