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medications used to prevent and treat malaria infections

Antimalarials are medications used to prevent and treat malaria, a disease caused by parasites transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes. These drugs work by targeting different stages of the parasite's life cycle in the human body, thereby reducing the severity of the infection or preventing it altogether. Some antimalarials, such as hydroxychloroquine, are also used off-label to treat autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis due to their anti-inflammatory properties.

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research Antimalarial Therapy for Granuloma Annulare: Results of a Retrospective Analysis

20 citations, April 2017 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”

Antimalarial drugs, especially chloroquine, can effectively treat granuloma annulare.

research The Efficacy of Antimalarial Drugs in the Therapy of Selected Forms of Cicatricial Alopecia

4 citations, January 2021 in “Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii”

Hydroxychloroquine can help treat certain types of hair loss.

Repurposing a Clinical Antimalarial for the Therapeutic Induction of Lethal ER Stress Targeting BRAF-Kinase Inhibitor-Resistant Malignant Melanoma

research Repurposing a Clinical Antimalarial for the Therapeutic Induction of Lethal ER Stress Targeting BRAF-Kinase Inhibitor-Resistant Malignant Melanoma

April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”

Mefloquine, an antimalarial drug, is effective in killing melanoma cells resistant to other treatments by causing lethal stress in the cells.

$Characteristics and Alternative Treatment Outcomes of Antimalarial-Refractory Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus$

research Characteristics and Alternative Treatment Outcomes of Antimalarial-Refractory Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

16 citations, June 2017 in “JAMA Dermatology”

Thalidomide works best for skin lupus not helped by antimalarials, but has many side effects; other treatments are less effective, especially if patients also have systemic lupus.

research Lupus Erythematosus: Systemic and Cutaneous Manifestations

144 citations, September 2006 in “Clinics in Dermatology”

Lupus affects the body and skin, causing joint pain and skin issues that can be treated with steroids and antimalarial drugs.

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