Severe, reversible dysphagia from chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine myopathy

Can J Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug;34(3):377-9. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100006880.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects
  • Chloroquine / adverse effects*
  • Deglutition Disorders / chemically induced*
  • Deglutition Disorders / pathology
  • Deglutition Disorders / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hydroxychloroquine / adverse effects*
  • Laryngeal Muscles / drug effects
  • Laryngeal Muscles / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / drug effects*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
  • Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Muscular Diseases / pathology
  • Muscular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Pharynx / drug effects
  • Pharynx / physiopathology
  • Scleroderma, Localized / drug therapy
  • Tongue Diseases / chemically induced
  • Tongue Diseases / physiopathology

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • Chloroquine