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hydroxychloroquine and Muscle Disorders

hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Muscle Disorders in 27 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

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"A 59-year-old man with a history of ischemic-labeled heart disease revealed by conduction disorders and cutaneous lupus treated initially with hydroxychloroquine followed by chloroquine consulted for asthenia and weight loss."3.96[A rare cause of impaired general condition: Muscular and cardiac toxicity of antimalarials]. ( Costedoat-Chalumeau, N; Dion, J; Lenfant, T; Maisonobe, T, 2020)
"Hydroxychloroquine is being used for COVID-19 symptoms and in clinical trials, but can cause a toxic myopathy that leads to muscle weakness."3.96Challenges in diagnosing hydroxychloroquine myopathy during the COVID-19 pandemic. ( Chan, RC; Pamphlett, R; Wang, MX, 2020)
"Hydroxychloroquine is an immunomodulatory drug that has been used for 60 years to treat malaria and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and inflammatory arthritis, and potential new uses and benefits continue to emerge."2.58Hydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance. ( Collamer, AN; Shippey, EA; Wagler, VD, 2018)
"Her quadriparesis was found to be secondary to biopsy-proven hydroxychloroquine-induced myopathy with concomitant inflammatory myopathy."2.55Antimalarial 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)
" The most frequently observed serious side effect is retinal toxicity; however, case reports have described HCQ induced neuromyotoxicity."2.41Hydroxychloroquine neuromyotoxicity. ( Ang, LC; Bell, MJ; Stein, M, 2000)
"Pyridostigmine improved weakness in the centronuclear myopathy patient, but not in the distal myopathy patient."1.51Neuromuscular transmission defects in myopathies: Rare but worth searching for. ( Elahi, B; Laughlin, RS; Liewluck, T; Litchy, WJ; Milone, M, 2019)
"Systemic lupus erythematosus was diagnosed in a 34-year-old pregnant woman because of leukopenia, typical skin rash, clinical and biochemical signs of muscle involvement, and positive serology (antinuclear antibodies and anti-double-stranded DNA)."1.39Myopathy complicating lupus pregnancy. ( d'Amati, G; Framarino-dei-Malatesta, M; Gattamelata, A; Giordano, C; Piccioni, MG; Priori, R; Valesini, G, 2013)
"Prednisone was used at a starting dose from about 0."1.33Muscle involvement in sarcoidosis: a retrospective and followup studies. ( Bardin, T; Berenbaum, F; Fayad, F; Lioté, F; Orcel, P, 2006)
"Chloroquine is a neuromyotoxin that affects nerves and cardiac and skeletal muscles."1.27Chloroquine neuromyotoxicity. Clinical and pathologic perspective. ( Chou, SM; Estes, ML; Ewing-Wilson, D; Hanson, M; Mitsumoto, H; Ratliff, NB; Shirey, E, 1987)

Research

Studies (27)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19903 (11.11)18.7374
1990's1 (3.70)18.2507
2000's9 (33.33)29.6817
2010's10 (37.04)24.3611
2020's4 (14.81)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Guidon, AC1
Amato, AA1
Lenfant, T1
Dion, J1
Maisonobe, T1
Costedoat-Chalumeau, N1
Wille, F1
Birkmeier, S1
Tiemann, K1
Lewalter, T1
Klingel, K1
Rabe, C1
Sick, P1
Pamphlett, R1
Wang, MX1
Chan, RC1
Shippey, EA1
Wagler, VD1
Collamer, AN1
Khosa, S1
Khanlou, N1
Khosa, GS1
Mishra, SK1
Elahi, B1
Laughlin, RS1
Litchy, WJ1
Milone, M1
Liewluck, T1
Shukla, S1
Gultekin, SH1
Saporta, M1
Priori, R1
Gattamelata, A1
d'Amati, G1
Giordano, C1
Piccioni, MG1
Valesini, G1
Framarino-dei-Malatesta, M1
Ghosh, PS1
Swift, D1
Engel, AG1
Vinciguerra, C1
Sicurelli, F1
Fioravanti, A1
Malandrini, A1
Battisti, C1
Federico, A1
Jafri, K1
Zahed, H1
Wysham, KD1
Patterson, S1
Nolan, AL1
Bucknor, MD1
Chaganti, RK1
Abdel-Hamid, H1
Oddis, CV1
Lacomis, D2
Stevens, MA1
Yeaney, GA1
Lonesky, TA1
Kreuter, JD1
Wortmann, RL1
Rhodes, CH1
Kwon, JB1
Kleiner, A1
Ishida, K1
Godown, J1
Ciafaloni, E1
Looney, RJ1
Foulke, G1
Baccon, J1
Marks, JG1
Clarke, JT1
SULLI, G1
VARRONE, F1
Casado, E1
Gratacós, J1
Tolosa, C1
Martínez, JM1
Ojanguren, I1
Ariza, A1
Real, J1
Sanjuán, A1
Larrosa, M1
Fayad, F1
Lioté, F1
Berenbaum, F1
Orcel, P1
Bardin, T1
Siddiqui, AK1
Huberfeld, SI1
Weidenheim, KM1
Einberg, KR1
Efferen, LS1
Mateen, FJ1
Keegan, BM1
Wang, C1
Fortin, PR1
Li, Y1
Panaritis, T1
Gans, M1
Esdaile, JM1
Stein, M1
Bell, MJ1
Ang, LC1
Kumamoto, T1
Estes, ML1
Ewing-Wilson, D1
Chou, SM1
Mitsumoto, H1
Hanson, M1
Shirey, E1
Ratliff, NB1
Renier, JC1

Reviews

6 reviews available for hydroxychloroquine and Muscle Disorders

ArticleYear
COVID-19 and neuromuscular disorders.
    Neurology, 2020, 06-02, Volume: 94, Issue:22

    Topics: Antiviral Agents; Chloroquine; Coronavirus Infections; COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Delivery of Heal

2020
Hydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance.
    Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2018, Volume: 85, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Antirheumatic Agents; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Hyperpigmentation; Lupus Erythemato

2018
Antimalarial myopathy in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with quadriparesis and seizures: a case-based review.
    Clinical rheumatology, 2017, Volume: 36, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Antimalarials; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Muscular Di

2017
[EXTRAMALARIAL THERAPUETIC APPLICATIONS OF ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS. 1. CLINICAL UTILIZATIONS].
    La Clinica terapeutica, 1963, Oct-31, Volume: 27

    Topics: Amodiaquine; Antimalarials; Chloroquine; Collagen Diseases; Dermatology; Drug Utilization; Epilepsy;

1963
Hydroxychloroquine neuromyotoxicity.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 2000, Volume: 27, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Antirheumatic Agents; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Muscular Diseases; Peripheral Nervou

2000
[Amphiphilic cationic drug myopathy, drug-induced lysosomal storage lipidosis].
    Ryoikibetsu shokogun shirizu, 2001, Issue:36

    Topics: Aminoquinolines; Amiodarone; Animals; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Antimalarials; Autophagy; Cations; Chl

2001

Other Studies

21 other studies available for hydroxychloroquine and Muscle Disorders

ArticleYear
[A rare cause of impaired general condition: Muscular and cardiac toxicity of antimalarials].
    La Revue de medecine interne, 2020, Volume: 41, Issue:5

    Topics: Antimalarials; Asthenia; Biopsy; Cardiotoxicity; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine

2020
[Proximal myopathy and fulminant heart failure in a 57 year-old female patient with lupus erythematosus].
    Der Internist, 2020, Volume: 61, Issue:8

    Topics: Biopsy; Cardiomyopathies; Echocardiography; Fatal Outcome; Female; Heart; Heart Failure; Humans; Hyd

2020
Challenges in diagnosing hydroxychloroquine myopathy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Internal medicine journal, 2020, Volume: 50, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antirheumatic Agents; COVID-19; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Hyd

2020
Hydroxychloroquine-induced autophagic vacuolar myopathy with mitochondrial abnormalities.
    Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, 2018, Volume: 38, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Antirheumatic Agents; Autoimmune Diseases; Autophagy; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Male

2018
Neuromuscular transmission defects in myopathies: Rare but worth searching for.
    Muscle & nerve, 2019, Volume: 59, Issue:4

    Topics: Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Cohort Studies; Electrodiagnosis; Electromyography; Female; Genetic Disea

2019
Pearls & Oy-sters: Hydroxychloroquine-induced toxic myopathy mimics Pompe disease: Critical role of genetic test.
    Neurology, 2019, 02-12, Volume: 92, Issue:7

    Topics: Aged; alpha-Glucosidases; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Genetic Testing; Glycogen Storage Disease

2019
Myopathy complicating lupus pregnancy.
    Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2013, Volume: 19, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adult; Antirheumatic Agents; Biopsy; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Hum

2013
Teaching neuroimages: hydroxychloroquine-induced vacuolar myopathy.
    Neurology, 2013, Jun-04, Volume: 80, Issue:23

    Topics: Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Lysosomal Storage Diseases; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle A

2013
Hydroxychloroquine neuromyotoxicity: a case with rapid course and complete recovery.
    Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015, Volume: 36, Issue:12

    Topics: Biopsy; Creatine Kinase; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Neuroto

2015
Severe hydroxychloroquine myopathy.
    Muscle & nerve, 2008, Volume: 38, Issue:3

    Topics: Antimalarials; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Malaria; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Midd

2008
42-year-old man with discoid lupus and progressive weakness.
    Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland), 2009, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antirheumatic Agents; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Male; Micros

2009
Hydroxychloroquine and colchicine induced myopathy.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 2009, Volume: 36, Issue:11

    Topics: Aged; Colchicine; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Muscular Diseases

2009
Hydroxychloroquine-induced myopathy.
    Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2010, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Antirheumatic Agents; Apnea; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Muscular Disea

2010
Antimalarial myopathy in amyopathic dermatomyositis.
    Archives of dermatology, 2012, Volume: 148, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Antimalarials; Dermatomyositis; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Muscular Diseases

2012
Antimalarial myopathy: an underdiagnosed complication? Prospective longitudinal study of 119 patients.
    Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2006, Volume: 65, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antimalarials; Antirheumatic Agents; Biopsy; Chloroquine; Clinical Enzyme Tests; Electr

2006
Muscle involvement in sarcoidosis: a retrospective and followup studies.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 2006, Volume: 33, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Cardiomyopathies; Chronic Disease; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Follow-Up Studie

2006
Hydroxychloroquine-induced toxic myopathy causing respiratory failure.
    Chest, 2007, Volume: 131, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged, 80 and over; Antirheumatic Agents; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Muscular

2007
Severe, reversible dysphagia from chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine myopathy.
    The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 2007, Volume: 34, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged, 80 and over; Antirheumatic Agents; Chloroquine; Deglutition Disorders; Humans; Hydroxychloroqu

2007
Discontinuation of antimalarial drugs in systemic lupus erythematosus.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 1999, Volume: 26, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Antimalarials; Antirheumatic Agents; Cohort Studies; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Re

1999
Chloroquine neuromyotoxicity. Clinical and pathologic perspective.
    The American journal of medicine, 1987, Volume: 82, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Biopsy; Cardiomyopathies; Chloroquine; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Male; Middle Aged;

1987
[Apropos of a report: a case of neuromyopathy due to hydroxychloroquine].
    Revue du rhumatisme et des maladies osteo-articulaires, 1965, Volume: 32, Issue:11

    Topics: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Periphera

1965