Do you avoid the use of hydroxychloroquine in patients with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
In the early 1980's, Dr. Ronald Anderson in the rheumatology department of the Robert Breck Brigham hospital in Boston presented a study showing that only ten percent of psoriatic arthritis patients will flare their psoriasis when treated with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Over the course of my 47-year ...
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at Good Dermatology - Torrance, CA Thank you Dr. @Brawer for your guidance on th...
There are many effective medications for PsA out there now that don't have the risk of making their skin disease worse as is the case with HCQ. Patients are also less compliant with daily pills. To me, 1 in 10 is an unacceptably high number to flare their skin.When viewing through a historical lens,...
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at UTMB Health Yes, I generally avoid HCQ in PsA patients except ...
Thank you Dr. @Brawer for your guidance on th...