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Plaquinil
Plaquinil
This medicine controls lupus in many ways by adjusting your immune system so that you will
not be predisposed to infection. These drugs also protect us from ultraviolet light and helps in
improving lesions in skin which is not cured by some of the topical ointments. These drugs
prevent activation of plasma cytoid dendritic cells which is a component of our immune system
which makes interferon. Plaquenil helps in changing the work of immune system plaquenil
slower your immune system. Also approximately 90% who use this drug did not experience any
side effects, if there is any only last for short time.
The drug can also provide important contribution such as:
Disease flares are decreased in number
Damage from disease over time had decreases
Has the ability to delay absorbing the Ultraviolet light
Reduce the number antigen presenting cells in the skin.