Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy

• Main Author: Browning, David J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Rheumatology.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Malpractice settlements are large for undetected hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine toxicity which, if untreated, can lead to permanent loss of central vision. Knowledge of the ocular toxicity of these drugs has increased during the past fifty years as their use has expanded. Hydroxychloroquine and...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Preclinical Foundations: Relevant Anatomy and Physiology
• 2. Pharmacology of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
• 3. Toxicology of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine and the Pathology of the Retinopathy They Cause
• 4. Definitions of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy
• 5. Epidemiology of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy
• 6. Natural History of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy
• 7. Risk Factors for Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy
• 8. Ancillary Testing in Screening for Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy
• 9. Screening for Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy
• 10. Clinical Examples in Managing Patients Taking 4-Aminoquinolines.