title: Gold-induced hypogammaglobulinaemia.
abstract: Panhypogammaglobulinaemia has recently been recognized as a rare complication of gold toxicity. We report two further cases of gold-induced hypogammaglobulinaemia which also demonstrated that monitoring of immunoglobulin levels is necessary for the early detection of this condition.
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D006046:Gold