HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; SD, standard deviation; ANA, antinuclear antibody; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; TPO-RA, thrombopoietin receptor agonist; R, response; CR, complete response.
* Symptoms associated with autoimmune diseases included joint pain, rash, alopecia, ulceration, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and so on, which were identified by rheumatologists.
Positive antiphospholipid antibodies include lupus anticoagulant, anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibody (IgG/IgM), and anticardiolipin antibody (IgG/IgM).
Including patients achieved R and CR at last follow-up.
Table 2 Differences between patients with response to HCQ at 3 months from initiation and those without.