Intoxication aiguë à l’hydroxychloroquine

Toxic effects of hydroxychloroquine, like chloroquine, include membrane stabilization and hypokalemia, which is correlated with the severity of the overdose. Correction of hypokalemia can expose patients to the risk of ventricular arrhythmia.A 19-year-old woman who had ingested 6 grams of hydroxychloroquine was admitted to intensive care with severe hypokalemia (1.5 mmol/L on admission). Thirty-six hours after correction of the hypokalemia,...