hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Flaccid Quadriplegia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| "Her quadriparesis was found to be secondary to biopsy-proven hydroxychloroquine-induced myopathy with concomitant inflammatory myopathy." | 2.55 | Antimalarial myopathy in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with quadriparesis and seizures: a case-based review. ( Bucknor, MD; Chaganti, RK; Jafri, K; Nolan, AL; Patterson, S; Wysham, KD; Zahed, H, 2017) |
| "Hydroxychloroquine was continued throughout the duration of therapy." | 2.38 | Transverse myelitis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus: treatment including hydroxychloroquine. Case report. ( Klaiman, MD; Miller, SD, 1993) |
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 0 (0.00) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 1 (50.00) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 0 (0.00) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 1 (50.00) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 0 (0.00) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Jafri, K | 1 |
| Zahed, H | 1 |
| Wysham, KD | 1 |
| Patterson, S | 1 |
| Nolan, AL | 1 |
| Bucknor, MD | 1 |
| Chaganti, RK | 1 |
| Klaiman, MD | 1 |
| Miller, SD | 1 |
2 reviews available for hydroxychloroquine and Flaccid Quadriplegia
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Antimalarial myopathy in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with quadriparesis and seizures: a case-based review.
Topics: Adult; Antimalarials; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Muscular Di | 2017 |
Transverse myelitis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus: treatment including hydroxychloroquine. Case report.
Topics: Adult; Cyclophosphamide; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Lupus Erythe | 1993 |