Table 1.

Traditional indications and doses for the use of hydroxychloroquine

Indication	Dose	Study
Malaria (acute)	800 mg followed by 400 mg at 6, 24, and 48 h	CDC guidelines[111]
Rheumatoid arthritis	400–600 mg/day	Clark et al. [5]
SLE	200–400 mg/day	Tsakonas et al. [7], Molad et al. [6]
Palindromic rheumatism	200–400 mg/day	Youssef et al. [19]
Eosinophilic fasciitis	400 mg/day	Lakhanpal et al. [20]
Dermatomyositis	400 mg/day	Woo et al. [21]
Sjögren’s syndrome	6–7 mg/kg/day	Fox et al. [22]
Porphyria cutanea tarda	250–500 mg/week	Ashton et al. [23], Valls et al. [24]
Polymorphous light eruption	200–400 mg/day	Murphy et al. [25]
Granuloma annulare	2–9 mg/gk/day	Cannistraci et al. [26]
Lichen planus	200–400 mg/day	Eisen [27]
Lupus panniculitis	200–400 mg/day	Chung et al. [28]
Discoid lupus	400 mg/day	Jessop et al. [29]

SLE systemic lupus erythematosus