title: [Therapeutic effectiveness of D-penicillamine in ankylosing arthritis of the spine in relation to the degree of pathological changes in the joints].
abstract: On the basis of biochemical indices the anthors assessed the efficacy of a 6-month treatment with D-penicillin in 49 patients with ankylosing arthritis of the spine who did not respond to nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs. Improvement in the movements of the spine was observed in patients with less marked roentgenological changes.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bernatska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tytman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serakovski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010396:Penicillamine
vernacular_title: Terapevticheskaia éffektivnost' D-penitsillina pri ankiloziruiushchem artrite pozvonochnika v zavisimosti ot stepeni patologicheskikh izmeneniĭ sustavov.