Retinal toxicity found in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus prior to 5 years of treatment with hydroxychloroquine

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Nov;53(11):2001. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu317. Epub 2014 Aug 28.

Authors

Elizabeth Chiang¹, Lee M Jampol², Amani A Fawzi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. afawzimd@gmail.com.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 25172940
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu317

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Fluorescein Angiography
Follow-Up Studies
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine / adverse effects*
Hydroxychloroquine / therapeutic use
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy*
Male
Retina / drug effects*
Retina / pathology
Retinal Diseases / chemically induced*
Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
Time Factors
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Young Adult

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Hydroxychloroquine