COVID-19 Pneumonia in Patients on Chronic Hydroxychloroquine Therapy: Three Cases of COVID-19 Pneumonia
Autor: | Adam Purdy, Peter T. Ender, Awan Rahman |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 030106 microbiology COVID-19 Hydroxychloroquine Case Report Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 General Medicine medicine.disease Virus respiratory tract diseases 03 medical and health sciences Pneumonia 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine In patient 030212 general & internal medicine business medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases Case reports in infectious diseases, 2020:8822753 Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2020 (2020) |
ISSN: | 2090-6633 2090-6625 |
Popis: | Hydroxychloroquine has gained popularity as a potential preventative and treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia due to its in vitro activity against the virus. These three cases of COVID-19 pneumonia of varying severities occurred in the setting of chronic hydroxychloroquine use. These cases argue against the use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventative or therapeutic option for COVID-19 pneumonia. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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