Gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis
Schorn, D.; Anderson, I.F.
South African Medical Journal 49(37): 1505-1506
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 125934 Document Number: 87722
Forty patients with active rheumatoid arthritis were treated with intramuscular injections of gold salts. A significant response was shown by 67,5% of the patients. Treatment was discontinued owing to side-effects in 35%. Dermatitis and proteinuria from renal damage were the commonest complications of treatment. The method of treatment and its side-effects are discussed.