Pulmonary gold toxicity.
A 52-year-old, white female developed low-grade fever, cough, and dyspnea after 8 weeks treatment with sodium aurothiomalate for rheumatoid arthritis. The patient had severe hypoxemia associated with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Dramatic clinical improvement followed prednisone therapy.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate