Chloroquine-induced bull's eye maculopathy

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-57

  Lai, W W ^a   Lam, D S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arthritis, rheumatoid; Chloroquine; Macula lutea; Retinal diseases

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINA PIGMENT DEGENERATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SLIT LAMP;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHLOROQUINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 13844284199     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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