Sjögren's syndrome with pseudolymphoma treated with chrysotherapy.
A 72-year-old woman presented with a 10 X 10 cm pseudolymphoma of the lung and Sjögren's syndrome. She was treated with weekly chrysotherapy for 4 years and had gradual diminution of the lung mass over this period along with normalization of her parotid gland scintiscan. In addition her rheumatoid factor titer (RF) of 1:160,000 fell to zero, IgM level became normal and lymphocyte mitogen response improved. On 5-year followup the patient remains stable with a negative RF, normal IgM and stable chest radiographs.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate