Severe pseudomembranous and ulcerative colitis during gold therapy.
A case of severe pseudomembranous and ulcerative colitis is described in a 58-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving sodium aurothiomalate. Watery diarrhea occurred after the fourth injection (total amount 130 mg). Several months elapsed prior to full recovery after discontinuation of gold administration.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate