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chloroquine and Acute Porphyria

chloroquine has been researched along with Acute Porphyria in 4 studies

Chloroquine: The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses.
chloroquine : An aminoquinoline that is quinoline which is substituted at position 4 by a [5-(diethylamino)pentan-2-yl]amino group at at position 7 by chlorine. It is used for the treatment of malaria, hepatic amoebiasis, lupus erythematosus, light-sensitive skin eruptions, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Porphyria cutanea tarda can be effectively treated by phlebotomy or low dose chloroquine."4.81Management of acute and cutaneous porphyrias. ( Badminton, MN; Elder, GH, 2002)

Research

Studies (4)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (25.00)18.7374
1990's2 (50.00)18.2507
2000's1 (25.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
DAVIS, MJ1
PLOEG, DE1
Puri, AS1
Rawal, KK1
Gupta, R1
Broor, SL1
Nordmann, Y1
Puy, H1
Deybach, JC1
Badminton, MN1
Elder, GH1

Reviews

2 reviews available for chloroquine and Acute Porphyria

ArticleYear
[Hepatic porphyria].
    La Revue de medecine interne, 1999, Volume: 20, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Antipsychotic Agents; Charcoal; Child; Child, Preschool; Chloroquine; Chl

1999
Management of acute and cutaneous porphyrias.
    International journal of clinical practice, 2002, Volume: 56, Issue:4

    Topics: Arginine; beta Carotene; Chloroquine; Estrogens; Ethanol; Heme; Humans; Phlebotomy; Porphyria Cutane

2002

Other Studies

2 other studies available for chloroquine and Acute Porphyria

ArticleYear
Acute porphyria and coproporphyrinuria following chloroquine therapy; a report of two cases.
    A.M.A. archives of dermatology, 1957, Volume: 75, Issue:6

    Topics: Chloroquine; Coproporphyria, Hereditary; Humans; Porphyria, Acute Intermittent; Porphyrias; Porphyri

1957
Precipitation of acute intermittent porphyria by chloroquin.
    Indian pediatrics, 1996, Volume: 33, Issue:3

    Topics: Child; Chloroquine; Diagnosis, Differential; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration S

1996