Acute renal failure due to gold.
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis is described who developed acute renal failure whilst receiving gold. This occurred despite the normal precautions of patient monitoring before each dose was given. The clinical picture suggests this was a hypersensitivity reaction to chrysotherapy.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate