OBJECTIVE To study the characteristics of the haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome in the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and its influence on the subsequent pregnancies. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of 16 episodes of HELLP complicating APS in 15 women. RESULTS HELLP was complete in 10 cases and partial in six. It occurred during the second trimest...

Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an auto-immune disease with multiple organ involvements that occurs mainly in young women. Literature data suggest that serositis is more frequent in late-onset SLE. However, peritoneal serositis with massive ascites is an extremely rare manifestation. We report a case of old-onset lupus peritonitis treated successfully by Hydroxychloroquine. A 77-year-old T...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies, hydroxychloroquine use and the occurrence of thrombotic events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Four hundred and forty-two SLE patients from the LUMINA (Lupus in Minorities: Nature vs Nurture) cohort, a multiethnic (Hispanics from Texas, n = 99 and Puerto Rico, n = 36...

Objective: To study the characteristics of the haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome in the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and its influence on the subsequent pregnancies. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 16 episodes of HELLP complicating APS in 15 women. Results: HELLP was complete in 10 cases and partial in six. It occurred during the second trimeste...

We report a skin localization of systemic sarcoidosis, which presented with lesions that resemble porokeratosis of Mibelli. Skin biopsy showed non-caseating sarcoidal granuloma. Whereas cutaneous sarcoidosis is present in up to one-third of cases and may present with a wide variety of lesions, our presentation is uncommon. Partial remission was obtained with hydroxychloroquine and prednisone.

GENERIC NAME PAGE Amodiaquine 614 Atovaquone 616 Chloroguanide 615 Chloroquine 613 Dapsone 615 Diloxanide 609 Eflornithine 610 Hydroxychloroquine 614 Iodoquinol 608 Mefloquine 616 Meglumine antimonate 611 Melarsoprol 610 GENERIC NAME PAGE Metronidazole 608 Nifurtimox 610 Paromomycin 609 Pentamidine 609 Primaquine 614 Pyrimethamine 614 Quinine 615 Sodium stibogluconate 611 Suramin 609 Trimethopr...

Eosinophilic annular erythema is a rare, benign, recurrent disease, clinically characterized by persistent, annular, erythematous lesions, revealing histopathologically perivascular infiltrates with abundant eosinophils. This report describes an unusual case of eosinophilic annular erythema in a 3-year-old female, requiring sustained doses of hydroxychloroquine to be adequately controlled.

Combination disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy with methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine has changed the course of rheumatoid arthritis. Better management requires "front of the line" care, effective drug combinations, and a goal of "Personal Best." The Pincus phenomenon--the discrepancy between subjective satisfaction and objective progression--may be minimized in clinical practice by...

A 35 year old female with JIA was diagnosed at eighteen months, initially oligoarticular, extending to a polyarticular pattern, with steroid dependent bilateral anterior uveitis necessitating immunosuppression. She received Abatacept infusions between December 2012 and July 2013. She had received numerous previous disease modifying agents including Sulfasalazine, Methotrexate, Hydroxychloroquin...

Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. It may present a challenge for differential diagnosis, especially in the context of treatment with hydroxychloroquine, although dosage and duration of the treatment may guide us. Although high antibody titers can be found, this is not specific.