Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia ()

Retinal toxicity due to hydroxychloroquine: frequency in an Ophthalmology ambulatory

  • Aluisio Rosa Gameiro Filho,
  • Raquel de Melo e Souza,
  • Fernando Moreira dos Santos,
  • Rita de Cássia Marques Cardoso,
  • Patrícia Correa de Mello,
  • Aderbal de Albuquerque Alves Jr.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5935/0034-7280.20180056
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 77, no. 5
pp. 261 – 263

Abstract

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Abstract Hydroxychloroquine is widely used by rheumatologists for the treatment of various diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis because of its safety and low cost. However, it can cause retinal abnormalities. Until today, there is no Brazilian protocol for screening for retinal changes in these patients. We reviewed the medical records and optical coherence tomography of all patients who had attended at Hychloroquine Ambulatory of HFSE, in the period from March/ 2015 until November/2016.

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