Injectable gold-induced hepatitis and neutropenia in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Author:
Wan Sik UHM
1
;
Dae Hyun YOO
;
Ji Hyun LEE
;
Tae Hwan KIM
;
Jae Bum JUN
;
In Hong LEE
;
Sang Cheol BAE
;
Seong Yoon KIM
Author Information
1. Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gold;
Hepatitis;
Neutropenia;
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- MeSH:
Antirheumatic Agents, Gold/adverse effects+ACo-;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy+ACo-;
Case Report;
Female;
Gold Sodium Thiomalate/adverse effects+ACo-;
Hepatitis, Toxic/etiology+ACo-;
Human;
Injections;
Middle Age;
Neutropenia/chemically induced+ACo-
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2000;15(2):156-159
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Gold salts have been used for many years in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The common side effects are mucocutaneous reactions, but hepatotoxic reaction and isolated neutropenia are rare complications. We report a 62-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who had developed hepatitis and neutropenia simultaneously after receiving 137.5 mg of sodium aurothiomalate.
