Chloroquine diphosphate: a risk factor for herpes zoster in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis

OBJECTIVES: Herpes zoster has been widely described in the context of different systemic autoimmune diseases but not dermatomyositis/polymyositis. Therefore, we analyzed the prevalence, risk factors and herpes zoster outcomes in this population. METHOD: A retrospective cohort study of herpes zoster...

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Main Authors: Gilmara Franco da Cunha, Fernando Henrique Carlos de Souza, Maurício Levy-Neto, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-05-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000500621