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Hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of lupus erythematosus with cutaneous involvement: clinical efficacy and serial analysis of anti-DNA antibody levels

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

    Ikuko Ueda-Hayakawa, Nhung Thi My Ly, Chuyen Thi Hong Nguyen, Tomoko Matsuda, Fumikazu Yamazaki, Naotomo Kambe & Hiroyuki Okamoto

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

    Chuyen Thi Hong Nguyen

  3. Allergy Center, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

    Naotomo Kambe

  4. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

    Yonsu Son

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Ueda-Hayakawa, I., Ly, N.T.M., Nguyen, C.T.H. et al. Hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of lupus erythematosus with cutaneous involvement: clinical efficacy and serial analysis of anti-DNA antibody levels. Eur J Dermatol 29, 557–559 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2019.3635

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