Gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.
Forty patients with active rheumatoid arthritis were treated with intramuscular injections of gold salts. A significant response was shown by 67,5% of the patients. Treatment was discontinued owing to side-effects in 35%. Dermatitis and proteinuria from renal damage were the commonest complications of treatment. The method of treatment and its side-effects are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000139:chemically induced
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate