hydroxychloroquine (plaquenil) Retinopathy - Asian (Taiwanese) Female
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52 year old 5' 0" Taiwanese female on plaquenil for 24 years for SLE and rheumatoid arthritis now with vision loss for one year. She has no family history of retinal dystrophy. She denies nyctalopia. VA 20/50 OU. Testing shows diffuse outer retina loss. The patient went on to gradually lose central vision.
The vision in both eyes deteriorated after plaquenil was stopped. The left eye saw 2/200 within 1 year and then stabilized.
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)460 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)494 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)516 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)558 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)490 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)437 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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Hydroxychlorquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)455 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)490 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)467 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)442 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)431 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)441 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)479 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)444 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)502 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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Hydroxychlorquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)525 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)506 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)460 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)455 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)512 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese 56 year old female (Asian)425 views56 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years presents with vision loss. VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight)     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping347 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping404 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping338 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping448 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping390 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping372 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping338 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping364 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping346 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping376 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity - Taiwanese - 3 years post stopping399 views59 year old female on 400 mg plaquenil for 22 years. 3 years ago, when stopping plaquenil, VA 20/50 both eyes. Plaquenil was stopped. The vision in the left eye continued to deteriorate to 3/200. 5'2" 127 lb (6.6 mg/kg body weight) -- Vision in these images is 20/80 OD, 5/200 OS - Vision loss now seems stable.     (0 votes)
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52 year old 5' 0" Taiwanese female on plaquenil for 24 years for SLE and rheumatoid arthritis now with vision loss for one year. She has no family history of retinal dystrophy. She denies nyctalopia. VA 20/50 OU. Testing shows diffuse outer retina loss. The patient went on to gradually lose central vision.
The vision in both eyes deteriorated after plaquenil was stopped. The left eye saw 2/200 within 1 year and then stabilized.