Seizure associated with chloroquine therapy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-316

  Tristano, Antonio G ^a,b   Falcón, Luz ^a   Willson, María ^a   De Oca, Ivette Montes ^a  

^a Hospital Dr Domingo Luciani   (Venezuela)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VENEZUELA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CAUSALITY; CHLOROQUINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; NEUROTOXINS; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; RETINAL DISEASES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644221305     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0435-8     Document Type: Letter

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