Multichannel perimetric alterations in systemic lupus erythematosus treated with hydroxychloroquine

Maculopathy in patient with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with hydroxychloroquine.

A 50-years-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus treated for 13 years with hydroxychloroquine developed nephropathy and high blood pressure five years ago as well as moderate loss of vision in her right eye. Fundoscopy showed alterations of macular pigmentation only in the right eye. Visual fields 10-2 were normal in both eyes. Optical coherence tomography showed hyperreflective foveal th...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-An Opinion Article

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that causes frequent hematological disorders. Thrombocytopenia can occur in 30% of patients with SLE according to some series [1]. Typically, such alterations are controlled with classical immunosuppressants such as oral steroids, hydroxychloroquine, azathioprine and others. In some cases requires the use of more aggressive int...

Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus in a 10-year-old child*

Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus (BSLE) is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease, with few cases described in childhood. It has different clinical-pathological features. We report a case of BSLE in a 10-year-old child with systemic lupus erythematosus, treated with prednisone and hydroxychloroquine. There was complete remission with dapsone, with no recurrence of skin lesions th...

Heart Involvement in a Woman Treated with Hydroxychloroquine for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Revealing Fabry Disease.

Autoimmune retinopathy associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: A diagnostic dilemma

Visual loss in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) due to autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) is rare and easily misdiagnosed as hydroxychloroquine retinopathy. We report the rare clinical presentation of severe visual loss in a patient with SLE due to nonparaneoplastic AIR as differentiated from hydroxychloroquine toxicity. A 70-year-old female diagnosed and treated for lupus for 17 years and had been...