title: [Therapy of seronegative oligoarthritis with salazopyrine].
abstract: In an open, controlled study we treated 55 patients suffering of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), 29 patients suffering of Bechterew's disease (MB) and 16 patients with Reiter's syndrome with Salazopyrin at a daily dosage of 2000 mg. We monitored the following criteria of activity: duration of morning stiffness, joint index, global well being scored by the patient and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. All these criteria improved during the treatment; there was a profound improvement in the RS group, whereas the MB group showed only a slight improvement; the PsA group ended between this two extremes. The effect of the drug appeared between week 5 and 15 of treatment. 21% of all patients had to discontinue the treatment because of severe side effects; this figure correlates with the percentages given in the literature. Most of these side effects appeared from week 3 to week 7 of treatment; after week 15 none of the patients had to discontinue the medication of because of severe side effects.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006051:Aurothioglucose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D006051:Aurothioglucose; D012460:Sulfasalazine
vernacular_title: Die Therapie seronegativer Oligoarthritiden mit Salazopyrin.