Hydroxychloroquine Myocardial Toxicity in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug used in many rheumatologic and systemic diseases. Although considered by clinicians to be relatively safe, serious side effects have been documented (retinotoxicity, neuromyotoxicity and cardiotoxicity). We present the case of a 41-year-old woman with syst...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2015-05-01
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Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/204 |