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hydroxychloroquine and Syphilis

hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Syphilis in 1 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.

Syphilis: A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was established and even though transverse myelitis as a rare presentation of SLE has a poor outcome, the patient improved with cyclophosphamide, high-dose corticosteroids and hydroxychloroquine."1.42Lupus or syphilis? That is the question! ( Alves, JD; Duarte, JA; Henriques, CC; Sousa, C, 2015)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Duarte, JA1
Henriques, CC1
Sousa, C1
Alves, JD1

Other Studies

1 other study available for hydroxychloroquine and Syphilis

ArticleYear
Lupus or syphilis? That is the question!
    BMJ case reports, 2015, Jun-04, Volume: 2015

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Cyclophosphamide; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Immunosuppressive Agents; Lup

2015