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MACULOPATHIE HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
  • Toxicology
CONT

Antimalarials have been used in dermatology for the management of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and connective tissue diseases. ... One adverse effect of antimalarials, irreversible retinopathy, that is characterized by a "bull's eye" depigmentation of the retinal pigment epithelium in the central macula. Hydroxychloroquine is generally regarded as safer than chloroquine, with a suggested incidence of chloroquine maculopathy between 1% and 6% and of hydroxychloroquine maculopathy below 1%.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
  • Toxicologie
OBS

Maculopathie induite par l'utilisation d'un médicament employé notamment dans le traitement de la malaria.

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