J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2021;5:84-87.
http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202158487
Received: 22 March 2021; Published on-line: 23 October 2021
Chloroquine maculopathy in a patient on long-term chloroquine therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis: a case report
N. V. Malachkova, T. Ie. Kozlova
National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Optimal Vision Center; Vinnytsia (Ukraine)
E-mail: malachkovanataliia@gmail.com
TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Malachkova NV, Kozlova TIe. Chloroquine maculopathy in a patient on long-term chloroquine therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis: a case report. J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2021;5:84-7. http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202158487
The article is on an important subject, chloroquine maculopathy associated with long-term use of chloroquine. Given that chloroquine has been widely used for the treatment of COVID-19, it is important to accumulate data on adverse reaction to chloroquine and its derivatives, especially in the populations of Europe where the practice of using these antimalarials was not so common as in Asia and Africa. The reported case exemplifies possible ocular side effects in patients on long-term use of chloroquine (Delagil).
Key words: chloroquine maculopathy, case, diagnosis, treatment, mistakes
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