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I have sle 1 year , taking choloquine.the problem is pericarditis sicca.whether i'll be able to bring periarditis under control with choloquine?
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SLE Pericarditis: Chloroquine may not suppress the pericarditis on its own. You may need other medications like nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories or colchicine. Talk to your rheumatologist and cardiologist for more details.
Answered 6/24/2014
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No: You have reached your maximum benefit on this med and need to consider the addition of another med to prevent recurrences of pericarditis. Talk with your rheumatologist if you are seeing one.
Answered 3/17/2013
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