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. 2014 May 20;10(8):1391–1402. doi: 10.4161/auto.29119

Table 2. Adverse events.

Daily HCQ dose 200 mg 400 mg 800 mg 1200 mg Total
N 11 3 9 16 39
Adverse Event G1–2 % G3–4 % G1–2 % G3–4 % G1–2 % G3–4 % G1–2 % G3–4 % G1–2 % G3–4 %
Non-hematological toxicities
Anal fissure - - - - - - - - 1 11 - - 1 6 - - 2 5 - -
Anorexia 4 36 - - 1 33 - - 5 56 1 11 6 38 2 13 16 41 3 8
Constipation - - - - - - - - 1 11 - - 4 25 - - 5 13 - -
Diarrhea 3 27 - - 1 33 - - 1 11 - - 2 13 - - 7 18 - -
Dizziness - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 13 - - 2 5 - -
Dysguesia - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 13 1 6 2 5 1 3
Elevated creatinine - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 13 1 6 2 5 1 3
Fatigue 5 45 - - 2 67 - - 2 22 2 22 10 63 1 6 19 49 3 8
Nausea 4 36 1 9 - - - - 4 44 1 11 5 31 4 25 13 33 6 15
Poor wound healing - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 13 - - 2 5 - -
Rash 3 27 - - 1 33 - - 2 22 - - 9 56 - - 15 38 - -
Stomatitis 4 36 - - 1 33 - - 4 44 - - 7 44 - - 16 41 - -
Vitiligo - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 13 - - 2 5 - -
Weight loss 2 18 - - 2 67 - - 1 11 - - 2 13 - - 7 18 - -
Hematological toxicities
Anemia 1 9 1 9 1 33 1 33 2 22 1 11 - - 1 6 4 10 4 10
Neutropenia 1 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 - -
Lymphopenia 5 45 - - 1 33 - - 3 33 - - 6 38 1 6 12 31 1 3
Thrombocytopenia 4 36 1 9 - - - - 2 22 - - 2 13 - - 8 21 1 3