Gold and pulmonary function in rheumatoid arthritis.
The effect of gold therapy on pulmonary function in rheumatoid arthritis has been studied prospectively in a group of 14 patients and retrospectively in 96 patients. There was no evidence that gold had any adverse effect on pulmonary function.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005540:Forced Expiratory Flow Rates; D006046:Gold / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013147:Spirometry
D006046:Gold