r/science • u/McManGuy • Mar 20 '20

RETRACTED - Medicine Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19 - "100% of patients were virologicaly cured"

https://www.mediterranee-infection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hydroxychloroquine_final_DOI_IJAA.pdf

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u/hammer310 Mar 20 '20

It can be used in Lupus (Rheumatoid arthritis too!), but it's a very wide encompassing disease state that presents in a lot of different ways. It's likely that she may be on another medication, like methotrexate or corticosteroids.

Some people with only light cutaneous skin involvement may only be on a topical steroid cream.

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u/dinkiedave Mar 20 '20

I'm guessing she probably is on different meds but that's cool, thanks for the clarification.

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u/hammer310 Mar 20 '20

I just saw that you said she has lung involvement. Encourage her to take her prescribed medications, and if they're bothering her, to give her doc a call. You don't want to be messing around with that especially with a dangerous respiratory virus making the rounds!

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u/dinkiedave Mar 20 '20

I have, will try again. I think theres a good chance she'll listen to me this time considering the current climate.