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hydroxychloroquine and Chickungunya Fever

hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Chickungunya Fever in 7 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.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Post-chikungunya joint pain (arthritis or arthralgia) is a clinical concern in endemic regions as it may cause a debilitating illness sometimes years after the acute infection."2.82Treatment of chikungunya-associated joint pain: a systematic review of controlled clinical trials. ( Fernando, D; Herath, T; Rajapakse, S; Rodrigo, C; Wickramarachchi, U, 2022)
"The rapid spread of the new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has actually become the newest challenge for the healthcare system since, to date, there is not an effective treatment."2.66Recent Clinical and Preclinical Studies of Hydroxychloroquine on RNA Viruses and Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review. ( De Tommasi, N; Faraone, I; Labanca, F; Milella, L; Ponticelli, M, 2020)
"Treatment with Sulfasalazine with and without methotrexate produced good response in 71."1.37Post-chikungunya chronic arthritis--our experience with DMARDs over two year follow up. ( Ganu, AS; Ganu, MA, 2011)

Research

Studies (7)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's3 (42.86)24.3611
2020's4 (57.14)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Rodrigo, C1
Herath, T1
Wickramarachchi, U1
Fernando, D1
Rajapakse, S1
Nogueira, IA1
Cordeiro, RA1
Henn, GAL1
Oliveira, JL1
Faraone, I1
Labanca, F1
Ponticelli, M1
De Tommasi, N1
Milella, L1
Cui, X1
Sun, J1
Minkove, SJ1
Li, Y1
Cooper, D1
Couse, Z1
Eichacker, PQ1
Torabi-Parizi, P1
Martí-Carvajal, A1
Ramon-Pardo, P1
Javelle, E1
Simon, F1
Aldighieri, S1
Horvath, H1
Rodriguez-Abreu, J1
Reveiz, L1
Ravindran, V1
Alias, G1
Ganu, MA1
Ganu, AS1

Reviews

4 reviews available for hydroxychloroquine and Chickungunya Fever

ArticleYear
Treatment of chikungunya-associated joint pain: a systematic review of controlled clinical trials.
    Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2022, 10-02, Volume: 116, Issue:10

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Arthralgia; Chikungunya Fever; Chloroquine; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Me

2022
Recent Clinical and Preclinical Studies of Hydroxychloroquine on RNA Viruses and Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review.
    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020, Nov-14, Volume: 25, Issue:22

    Topics: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Betacoronavirus; Chikungunya Fever; Chikungunya virus; Coronavirus Infections

2020
Effects of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine treatment on non-SARS-CoV2 viral infections: A systematic review of clinical studies.
    Reviews in medical virology, 2021, Volume: 31, Issue:6

    Topics: Alphapapillomavirus; Antiviral Agents; Chikungunya Fever; Chikungunya virus; Chloroquine; COVID-19;

2021
Interventions for treating patients with chikungunya virus infection-related rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review.
    PloS one, 2017, Volume: 12, Issue:6

    Topics: Antirheumatic Agents; Chikungunya Fever; Chikungunya virus; Chloroquine; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine;

2017

Trials

1 trial available for hydroxychloroquine and Chickungunya Fever

ArticleYear
Efficacy of combination DMARD therapy vs. hydroxychloroquine monotherapy in chronic persistent chikungunya arthritis: a 24-week randomized controlled open label study.
    Clinical rheumatology, 2017, Volume: 36, Issue:6

    Topics: Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Infectious; Chikungunya Fever; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Hyd

2017

Other Studies

2 other studies available for hydroxychloroquine and Chickungunya Fever

ArticleYear
Hydroxychloroquine for the management of chronic chikungunya arthritis.
    Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 2023, Volume: 65

    Topics: Arthritis; Chikungunya Fever; Chikungunya virus; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine

2023
Post-chikungunya chronic arthritis--our experience with DMARDs over two year follow up.
    The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2011, Volume: 59

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alphavirus Infections; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Chikungunya Fever;

2011