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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Plaquenil and Lupus Nephritis

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACR/29660


Hydroxychloroquine May Protect Against Renal Failure In SLE Patients.
MedPage Today (11/15, Walsh) reports, "Treatment with hydroxychloroquine among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was significantly protective against the development of renal failure," according to a report at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. "Among a large cohort of patients, who have been followed since 1987 and who were not in renal failure at baseline, the use of the antimalarial drug during at least 50% of follow-up was associated with a 50% reduction in the development of renal failure

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