Protective effect of hydroxychloroquine on infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study using the LUNA registry

Protective effect of hydroxychloroquine on infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study using the LUNA registry

ObjectivesInfection is a leading cause of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Alt hough hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been reported to inhibit infection, evidence from Asian populations remains insufficient. We investigated this effect in Japanese SLE patients.MethodsData from...

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Main Authors: Chiharu Hidekawa, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yusuke Saigusa, Jun Tamura, Noriko Kojitani, Naoki Suzuki, Natsuki Sakurai, Yuji Yoshioka, Yumiko Sugiyama-Kawahara, Yosuke Kunishita, Daiga Kishimoto, Kana Higashitani, Yuichiro Sato, Takaaki Komiya, Hideto Nagai, Naoki Hamada, Ayaka Maeda, Naomi Tsuchida, Lisa Hirahara, Yutaro Soejima, Kaoru Takase-Minegishi, Yohei Kirino, Nobuyuki Yajima, Ken-ei Sada, Yoshia Miyawaki, Kunihiro Ichinose, Shigeru Ohno, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shuzo Sato, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Michio Fujiwara, Hideaki Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
hydroxychloroquine
infection
Asian
multicenter registry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1227403/full

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