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Hydroxychloroquine safe, effective treatment for anogenital lichen sclerosus: Study
Medical Xpress / HealthDay / Mayo Clinic / International Journal of Dermatology ^ | July 26, 2024 | Lori Solomon / Christeebella O. Akpala et al

Posted on 08/01/2024 7:41:52 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

Hydroxychloroquine appears to be a safe and effective treatment option for anogenital lichen sclerosus that only has mild adverse effects, according to a study.

Christeebella O. Akpala and colleagues analyzed the demographic characteristics, clinicopathological features, treatment response, and outcomes of 70 patients diagnosed with either anogenital or extragenital lichen sclerosus who received hydroxychloroquine therapy (2018 to 2023).

The researchers found that 36% of patients had a connective tissue disorder, prompting hydroxychloroquine therapy. Of the 30 patients treated solely for lichen sclerosus, 21 showed a response, and nine had no response. The overall response among those with anogenital lichen sclerosus was 84.6% compared to 50% in extragenital lichen sclerosus. Four months was the median time to initial response. Adverse effects were mostly mild and were seen in 14.3% of patients.

"Hydroxychloroquine demonstrates promise as a therapeutic option for anogenital lichen sclerosus because of its favorable response rates and low incidence of adverse effects," the authors write. "However, further investigations, including larger-scale or prospective studies, are imperative to ascertain its definitive efficacy."

(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: safeandeffective; sclerosus
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HCQ helps with a chronic skin disease.
1 posted on 08/01/2024 7:41:52 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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2 posted on 08/01/2024 7:42:20 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind
Have been on FR 26 years, but I'm fairly certain this is the first headline I've seen which includes the phrase "anogenital lichen".
3 posted on 08/01/2024 7:51:31 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed." Romans 8:19)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

How does that compare to “painful rectal itch”?


4 posted on 08/01/2024 8:04:05 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Where’s the warning? I made the mistake of doing a search.


5 posted on 08/01/2024 8:11:35 PM PDT by bgill
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To: ConservativeMind

Where’s a good place to get HCQ?


6 posted on 08/01/2024 8:13:16 PM PDT by Nea Wood ( )
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To: Nea Wood

Honestly, this is commonly available again, with a prescription.

Your doctor could provide it, from this writeup and the study link, below it, on the Medical Xpress website.


7 posted on 08/01/2024 8:16:19 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

For us uneducated amongst us what are we talking about here. Jock itch?


8 posted on 08/01/2024 8:18:26 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

It is a problematic, often genital-related, issue that changes skin color, is itchy, burns, and makes your skin very thin.

It is not contagious and often not able to be fully cured.


9 posted on 08/01/2024 8:24:13 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

It is an autoimmune condition, like eczema. It is not caused by a virus, bacteria or fungus.


10 posted on 08/01/2024 8:38:27 PM PDT by mom of young patriots ( )
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To: mom of young patriots; ConservativeMind

Thanks!


11 posted on 08/01/2024 9:36:33 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: Hebrews 11:6

I looked it up; it has nothing to do with anything weird; it usually affects postmenopausal women.


12 posted on 08/01/2024 9:45:56 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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This thread is useless without... Oh, well: Maybe it's best that it's left to our imaginations.

Regards,

13 posted on 08/02/2024 12:08:36 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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How does that compare to “painful rectal itch”?

With a name like "anogenital lichen sclerosus," it has to be good.

Regards,

14 posted on 08/02/2024 12:10:37 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: ConservativeMind

you lost me at “anogenital”.


15 posted on 08/02/2024 12:12:21 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: ConservativeMind

Seems to me if you have lichens growing on the genitals, you should probably take them out more...

Rolling stones gather no....and all that.


16 posted on 08/02/2024 2:13:25 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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Do not Google pictures of anogenital lichen sclerosus!

Ya’ll have been warned................


17 posted on 08/02/2024 5:07:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ConservativeMind
Remember when Fauchi said HCQ would kill you. The CDC forgot to scrub their fact sheet.

HCQ can be prescribed to adults and children off all ages. It can also be safely taken by pregnant women and nursing mothers.

I know of no OTC medication, let alone a prescription med that can be said about.

The entire Covid episode was a scam and a hoax.

18 posted on 08/02/2024 5:30:51 AM PDT by CodeJockey (I'd like to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.)
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To: CodeJockey

My wife has taken HCQ for decades, to treat an autoimmune disorder. When Fauci came out with his false statements, our pharmacy refused to fill her prescription, even though they had been filling it for her for 30 years.

They said they would get in trouble for selling HCQ.

We had to resort to an Indian company to get her medication.


19 posted on 08/02/2024 5:50:43 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Red Badger

Always looking out for us. You’re a true friend, Mike...............


20 posted on 08/02/2024 8:05:52 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed." Romans 8:19)
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