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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Main Authors: Pierre Malchair, Maria Labori, Manuel Rubio-Rivas, Joel Salazar-Mendiguchia, Nuria Baixeras, Xavier Corbella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2015-05-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/204