Table 3.

AEs in the HCQ and systemic CS groups

	HCQ group (n = 39)	CS group (n = 39)	P value
Total AEsa	5 (12.8%)	12 (30.8%)	0.055
Pneumonia	0 (0)	1 (2.6%)
Gastrointestinal infection	0 (0)	1 (2.6%)
Newly diagnosed diabetes	0 (0)	1 (2.6%)
Arthralgia	0 (0)	3 (7.7%)
Palpitations	1 (2.5%)	3 (7.7%)
Increase of liver enzymes	0 (0)	2 (5.1%)
Nausea	2 (5.1%)	0 (0)
Insomnia	0 (0)	1 (2.6%)
Skin pigmentation	2 (5.1%)	0 (0)

Multiple occurrences of the same AE in one person were only counted once

Abbreviations: AEs adverse events, ALT alanine aminotransferase

^a Number of patients with at least one event