Hypoxemic respiratory failure in rheumatoid arthritis: gold related?
This report describes a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, treated with gold salts, that led to hypoxemic respiratory failure and rapid death, in an otherwise healthy adult with no cardiopulmonary history. The unique clinical, radiologic, pathologic, and therapeutic aspects of this case are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced*
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate