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M Yebra-Bango

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PubMed2005

[Antimalarials in systemic diseases].

Antimalarials are drugs known for more than 300 years. Most widely used antimalarials are chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and less commonly quinacrine. The mechanisms of action are various and incompletely defined in the present moment. Antimalarials are used in numerous autoimmune diseases, the most frequent of which are rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematous. These drugs benefit especially cutaneous and articular disease, and moreover they are helpful for improvement blood glucose, lipids, and platelet aggregation. We discuss the dose and the most common adverse effects, especially those related to retina. Attention is especially directed to the treatment of pregnant women. Antimalarials favorable effectiveness-toxicity proportion advises consider them in the management of autoimmune diseases.

Antimalarials↗
PubMed1999

Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in solid organ transplantation: report of five cases and review.

Visceral leishmaniasis is an infectious disease that occurs only rarely in recipients of solid organ grafts but is associated with an elevated mortality rate despite proper treatment. We report five cases diagnosed in our hospital. All the patients were men aged 30 to 60 years who had undergone kidney transplantation (3 patients), heart transplantation (1), or liver transplantation (1). Three of the patients died, one had multiple recurrences, and one developed post-kala-azar cutaneous leishmaniasis. We review the clinical features, treatments, and outcomes of 26 previously reported cases, pointing out the lower cure rate associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

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