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Systemic lupus erythematosus

Hydroxychloroquine dose: balancing toxicity and SLE flare risk

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Contemporary guidelines for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) recommend prescribing hydroxychloroquine dosages of 5 mg/kg per day or lower to minimize toxicity. However, new evidence raises serious concerns about the risk of SLE flare associated with such doses. How do the benefits and risks of this controversial recommendation balance out?

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Centre de Référence Maladies Auto-Immunes et Systémiques Rares d’Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France

    Tiphaine Lenfant & Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau

  2. Center for Epidemiology and Statistics, Université Paris Cité (CRESS), INSERM U1153, Paris, France

    Tiphaine Lenfant & Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau

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Lenfant, T., Costedoat-Chalumeau, N. Hydroxychloroquine dose: balancing toxicity and SLE flare risk. Nat Rev Rheumatol 19, 6–7 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-022-00868-3

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