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Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
Print version ISSN 0365-6691
Abstract
FERRERAS, A. et al. Retinal toxicity following chloroquine therapy. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2007, vol.82, n.2, pp.103-108. ISSN 0365-6691.
Case report: Two cases of bilateral ocular toxicity following chloroquine therapy in two women with systemic lupus erythematosus are presented. Discussion: Retinal toxicity due to chloroquine is an uncommon iatrogenic disease. It is dose-dependent. New cases are still being described despite the application of ophthalmic screening techniques.
Keywords : Retinopathy; maculopathy; chloroquine; hydroxychloroquine; toxicity.