Hydroxychloroquine Levels throughout Pregnancies Complicated by Rheumatic Disease: Implications for Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes.
Stephen J BalevicMichael Cohen-WolkowiezAmanda M EudyThomas P GreenLaura E SchanbergMegan E B ClowsePublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2018)
With both high and low HCQ levels associated with preterm birth and disease activity in SLE, further study is necessary to understand HCQ disposition throughout pregnancy and to clarify the relationship between drug levels and outcomes.
Keyphrases
- preterm birth
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- gestational age
- low birth weight
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- pregnancy outcomes
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- emergency department
- pregnant women
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- preterm infants
- weight loss
- electronic health record