title: [Gold salts in the treatment of bronchial asthma].
abstract: Gold salts are used mainly in the therapy of rheumatoid diseases. Thanks to their immunoregulative and antiinflammatory properties they may be used in treatment of chronic bronchial asthma. In order to study the efficacy of gold salts in such therapy the authors studied the effect of Solganal B (Schering) in 8 patients with chronic steroid dependent bronchial asthma. In 6 patients a clinical improvement was observed enabling to lower the steroid dose. Basing on this pilot study we believe that gold salts have an beneficial effect on the course of chronic bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: I Kliniki Gruźlicy, Chorób Płuc Instytutu Gruźliy, Chorób Płuc w Warszawie, Kierownik.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ciszek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kazimierczak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wesołowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050607:Organogold Compounds
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D050607:Organogold Compounds