hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Myositis, Multiple in 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| "We report one case of dermatomyositis and one case of polymyositis and scleroderma in which the patients' condition improved after treatment with cyclosporine (cyclosporine A)." | 7.68 | Cyclosporine treatment for dermatomyositis/polymyositis. ( Mehregan, DR; Su, WP, 1993) |
| "We report one case of dermatomyositis and one case of polymyositis and scleroderma in which the patients' condition improved after treatment with cyclosporine (cyclosporine A)." | 3.68 | Cyclosporine treatment for dermatomyositis/polymyositis. ( Mehregan, DR; Su, WP, 1993) |
| "Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin manifestations." | 2.41 | Dermatomyositis. ( Koler, RA; Montemarano, A, 2001) |
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 0 (0.00) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 1 (33.33) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 1 (33.33) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 1 (33.33) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 0 (0.00) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Teh, CL | 1 |
| Wong, JS | 1 |
| Soo, HH | 1 |
| Mehregan, DR | 1 |
| Su, WP | 1 |
| Koler, RA | 1 |
| Montemarano, A | 1 |
1 review available for hydroxychloroquine and Myositis, Multiple
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Dermatomyositis.
Topics: Adult; Azathioprine; Child; Dermatologic Agents; Dermatomyositis; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; H | 2001 |
2 other studies available for hydroxychloroquine and Myositis, Multiple
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis in Sarawak: a profile of patients treated in the Sarawak General Hospital.
Topics: Aged; Antirheumatic Agents; Biopsy; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dermatomyositis; Electromyography; Fema | 2012 |
Cyclosporine treatment for dermatomyositis/polymyositis.
Topics: Azathioprine; Cyclosporine; Dermatomyositis; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Middle Aged; Polymy | 1993 |