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Review
. 2019 Aug;45(3):359-367.
doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2019.04.008. Epub 2019 May 30.

Are the Current Recommendations for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Screening Appropriate?

Sergio Schwartzman  1 , C Michael Samson  2
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Review

Are the Current Recommendations for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Screening Appropriate?

Sergio Schwartzman et al. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Hydroxychloroquine and quinacrine are frequently used to treat rheumatic diseases. Ocular toxicity, although infrequent, is one of the potential side effects of antimalarial therapies. Current recommendations are unifocal in being developed by only ophthalmologists who do not treat patients for their rheumatic diseases. The data used to create the recommendations are meager and retrospective. Comanagement of patients with rheumatic disease who are exposed to antimalarial therapies requires a greater interaction between ophthalmologists and rheumatologists.

Keywords: Antimalarials; Hydroxychloroquine; Ocular toxicity; Quinacrine; Retinopathy.

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