Open AccessDelayed onset chloroquine retinopathy presenting 10 years after long-term usage of chloroquine
Author(s) -
Kumar Saurabh,
MohmmadSalman Kazi,
Pukhraj Rishi,
Ekta Rishi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.106404
Subject(s) - chloroquine , medicine , retinopathy , complication , pediatrics , ophthalmology , surgery , malaria , endocrinology , immunology , diabetes mellitus
Chloroquine retinopathy is a known complication of long-term use of chloroquine. This retinopathy can appear even after usage of chloroquine has stopped. The present case report describes the history and clinical features of chloroquine retinopathy developing a decade after discontinuing the drug.
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