[The effect of 6 months of treatment with Tauredon on clinical indicators in rheumatoid arthritis].
The objective of this research has been to evaluate the efficacy of Tauredon (the aqueous solution of Na-thiomalate) on the development of some clinical parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The group being tested comprised 8 men and 35 women, their average age being 50, the average duration of their illness being 9.5 years. As regards the anatomic development stage of illness, the majority of patients belonged to stage 2 (62.8%), with no patients belonging to stage 4. During the continuous six-month application of Tauredon, the following parameters have been observed: the Ritchie index, the PIP extent of the fist joints and the morning stiffness span of the small fist joints. The evaluation of the six-month treatment with Tauredon has proved its positive effect on all clinical parameters, shown in the lower value of the Ritchie index, the lower PIP extent of the fist joints as well as the shorter morning stiffness span. Further, the Tauredon effect has been seen in suppressing the inflammatory activities and in restituting the joint functions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju Medicinskog fakulteta u KB Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate
Ucinak Tauredona na neke klinicke pokazatelje reumatoidnog artritisa tijekom sestomjesecne primjene.