Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), people who have been prescribed hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) and chloroquine (Aralen) to treat their lupus and other autoimmune diseases are experiencing ...

With all of the physical and emotional complications that lupus can cause, it’s easy to overlook symptoms that seem minor at first. But take this advice: Don’t ignore changes in vision. While side ...

The optimal hydroxychloroquine blood level in lupus is between 750 ng/mL and 1,150 ng/mL, which can help prevent active ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female. After experiencing hair thinning for over a year, I was diagnosed with incomplete lupus by a rheumatologist. My blood markers were high, but I don’t have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Patients with lupus who maintained hydroxychloroquine blood levels of 750 ng/ml to 1,200 ng/ml ...

Current use of hydroxychloroquine is associated with a lower risk for myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and other thromboembolic events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This ...

Lupus symptoms can range from severe joint pain and fatigue and body aches to temporary paralysis if a flare up gets really bad, and I've experienced all of these issues. The disease affects over 1.5 ...

Hydroxychloroquine did not slow progression from incomplete to full-blown systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in patients who had antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity and met one or two SLE ...

Hydroxychloroquine use in patients with lupus nephritis was significantly associated with greater improvement in eGFR slope over the first 5 years than over 10 years. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use in ...

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