hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Alopecia Mucinosa in 2 studies
Hydroxychloroquine: A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p970)
hydroxychloroquine : An aminoquinoline that is chloroquine in which one of the N-ethyl groups is hydroxylated at position 2. An antimalarial with properties similar to chloroquine that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites, it is mainly used as the sulfate salt for the treatment of lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and light-sensitive skin eruptions.
| Excerpt | Relevance | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| "There exists no treatment of choice for follicular mucinosis (FM)." | 1.36 | Treatment of so-called idiopathic follicular mucinosis with hydroxychloroquine. ( Bonsmann, G; Metze, D; Schneider, SW, 2010) |
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 0 (0.00) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 0 (0.00) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 0 (0.00) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 2 (100.00) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 0 (0.00) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Schneider, SW | 1 |
| Metze, D | 1 |
| Bonsmann, G | 1 |
| White, FN | 1 |
| Bergstresser, PR | 1 |
| Lamontagne, D | 1 |
| Boswell, JS | 1 |
2 other studies available for hydroxychloroquine and Alopecia Mucinosa
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Treatment of so-called idiopathic follicular mucinosis with hydroxychloroquine.
Topics: Abdomen; Aged; Enzyme Inhibitors; Female; Gene Rearrangement; Genes, T-Cell Receptor gamma; Hair; Hu | 2010 |
Acneiform follicular mucinosis responding to hydroxychloroquine.
Topics: Acneiform Eruptions; Antirheumatic Agents; Child; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydroxychloroqu | 2011 |