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hydroxychloroquine and Vaginitis

hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Vaginitis 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.

Vaginitis: Inflammation of the vagina characterized by pain and a purulent discharge.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Hydroxychloroquine alone was given in 4 and was effective in 3."1.33Chronic inflammation of the vagina: treatment and relationship to autoimmunity. ( Thomson, JC, 2005)

Research

Studies (1)

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

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Thomson, JC1

Other Studies

1 other study available for hydroxychloroquine and Vaginitis

ArticleYear
Chronic inflammation of the vagina: treatment and relationship to autoimmunity.
    The Journal of reproductive medicine, 2005, Volume: 50, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antirheumatic Agents; Autoimmune Diseases; Chronic Disease; Dyspareunia; Endometr

2005