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Early Diagnosis of Retinopathy Due to the Chronic Use of Hydroxychloroquine- A Case Report

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  • Rômulo Piloni-Parreira

    (Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Hospital de Olhos da Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil)

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Chloroquine is widely used in the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis. And its analogue, hydroxychloroquine, has a better safety profile and fewer side effects. One of its most serious side effects is related to vision, with the development of retinopathies, the main risk factors being: dose (> 5mg/kg) and time of use (> 5 years). Retinal toxicity has been reported in between 0.5 and 3.5% in patients using therapeutic doses of hydroxychloroquine and 10-25% in patients using chloroquine continuously.

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  • Rômulo Piloni-Parreira, 2023. "Early Diagnosis of Retinopathy Due to the Chronic Use of Hydroxychloroquine- A Case Report," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 50(5), pages 42093-42097, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:50:y:2023:i:5:p:42093-42097
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.50.008019
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