Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial drug widely used in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other rheumatic disorders
00 Sjögren’s syndrome, which causes dry eyes and dry mouth
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It can affect the joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys, and blood vessels
2 This dose-dependent risk led to 2016 ophthalmology guidelines 3 and subsequent rheumatology recommendations
9 coding with all applicable Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 notes from the section level conveniently shown
Localized disease is initially treated with topical agents (either corticosteroids (CS) or calcineurin inhibitors (CI))
A pleural effusion is detectable on an x-ray, and pleurisy or a pleural effusion can be treated with NSAIDs or steroid medications
Lupus with organ involvement is assigned one or more of the following ICD-10-CM codes: M32
The antimalarial hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has demonstrated several crucial properties for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
This assay which measures whole blood HCQ is the preferred assay for evaluation of lupus and other autoimmune patients on daily hydroxychloroquine
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9 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z13
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