Diffuse pulmonary changes caused by gold salt therapy. Report of a case.
A case of diffuse reversible pulmonary injury, developed during gold salt therapy, is presented. The discussion deals with the difficulty of excluding other diseases capable of mimicking this clinical and radiological picture. The pathogenesis and evolution of this interstitial pneumonitis-like entity is discussed and the related literature is reviewed.
D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate