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ReviewAmerican journal of clinical dermatology2025

Safety of Hydroxychloroquine: What a Dermatologist Should Know.

Luca Rapparini, Stephano Cedirian, Michelangelo La Placa, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Emanuel Raschi, Michela Starace

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Review in American journal of clinical dermatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Luca Rapparini *Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Massarenti 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Stephano Cedirian *Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Massarenti 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy. stephano.cedirian96@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9783-7864
Michelangelo La PlacaDermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Massarenti 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Bianca Maria PiracciniDermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Massarenti 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Emanuel Raschi *Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Michela Starace *Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Massarenti 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The unique immunomodulatory properties of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have attracted considerable interest beyond its use for malaria and rheumatological diseases, including a variety of dermatological conditions. Over recent years, especially after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the prescription of HCQ has also significantly expanded, sometimes inappropriately, thus posing additional challenges on its optimal use, due to emerging safety issues. In this review, we provide dermatologists with the latest advancements on selected clinically relevant toxicities, namely retinopathy, pro-arrhythmia, cutaneous reactions, and neuropsychiatric effects. It is hoped this update can assist dermatologists to identify high-risk patients for tailored monitoring, screening, and risk minimization strategies, thus supporting safer HCQ prescribing.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentHydroxychloroquineSkin DiseasesCOVID-19DermatologistsDermatologyHumansSARS-CoV-2Hydroxychloroquine

Identifiers

PMID39899183
PMCPMC11850461

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