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