Comment on: Hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity in an asymptomatic patient
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Retinal toxicity in long term hydroxychloroquine treatment.
OBJECTIVE To report clinical experience from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were receiving recommended doses of hydroxychloroquine for more than six years, and were monitored for evidence of hydroxychloroquine related retinopathy every six months. METHODS A prospective (and continuing) evaluation was made of the potential retinal toxicity of...
متن کاملUnusual Fundus Autofluorescence Appearance in a Patient with Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity
PURPOSE To report an unusual fundus autofluorescence aspect in a patient with suspected hydroxychloroquine retinal toxicity. METHOD Case report of an unusual presentation of a patient treated for 9 consecutive years with a therapeutically recommended dose of hydroxychloroquine. RESULT We report the case of a 53-year-old Caucasian female treated with 400 mg hydroxychloroquine for rheumatoid ...
متن کاملMacular edema might be a rare presentation of hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity
The aim of this study is to report a rare case of macular edema as a presentation of hydroxychloroquine-related retinal toxicity. We presented a case of a 46-year-old female patient using hydroxychloroquine for underlying rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with blurred vision over the left eye. Uveitis and macular edema were found initially. Systemic survey did not reveal any other etiology. Topical cor...
متن کاملOcular toxicity of hydroxychloroquine.
OBJECTIVES To review the types, incidence, pathogenesis, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of hydroxychloroquine ocular toxicity and current views about its screening and management. DATA SOURCES Literature search of Medline up to May 2005. STUDY SELECTION Key words for the literature search were 'hydroxychloroquine', 'chloroquine', 'ocular', 'toxicity', 'retinopathy', and 'screeni...
متن کاملRelapsed hydroxychloroquine induced thrombocytopenia in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient.
Hydroxychloroquine is used in the long-term therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although considered to be a safe treatment, side effects have been documented. An uncommon side effect is thrombocytopenia. In order to establish the diagnosis of thrombocytopenia secondary to Hydroxychloroquine, non-pharmacological causes must be ruled out and it is necessary to determine a recurrence af...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key191