Hydroxychloroquine in Children's Interstitial Lung Diseases With Genetic Causes

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate is an anti-malarial and anti-rheumatic drug. hydroxychloroquine has been reported to improve the clinical status of chILD cases wtih genetic causes. The exact mechanism of action of hydroxychloroquine is unknown. In additon to having anti-inflammatory properties, hydroxychloroquine has been shown to affect intracellular processing of surfactant protein.