A Case of Gold Induced Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Diagnosed by Lymphocyte Stimulation Test with Gold.
10.4046/trd.1994.41.5.546
- Author:
Ho Kee YUM
;
Seong Hoon HAN
;
Hyung Gon KIM
;
Yun Woo LEE
;
Hye Kyung LEE
;
Woo Ki JEON
;
Dong Soon KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis;
Rheumatoid arthritis;
Gold;
Lymphocyte Stimulation Test
- MeSH:
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic*;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Hypersensitivity*;
Lung Diseases;
Lymphocyte Activation*;
Lymphocytes*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1994;41(5):546-551
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gold therapy of rheumatoid arthritis is effective, but adverse reactions are also common. There are some cutaneous, hematologic, renal, and pulmonary side effects which have been associated with immunologic abnormalities. Also, hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by gold therapy was rarely reported in literature. But, the mechanism for the induction of the pulmonary disease is not blown. We report a case of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis presented as gold induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis which was confirmed by the peripheral blood lymphocyte stimulation test with gold.
