Failure of oral thiomalate to act as an alternative to intramuscular gold in rheumatoid arthritis.

intramuscular gold in rheumatoid arthritis

were recorded monthly and all side effects noted. No patient recorded any improvement in subjective well being, pain score, or duration of early morning stiffness. No significant change occurred in articular index or haemoglobin (Hb); the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) showed a tendency to increase. Only three patients completed six months' treatment; six withdrew because of toxic reactio...

complications of gold sodium thiomalate therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

to determine the complications of gold sodium thiomalate therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (ra), 32 patients with active ra (27 female, 5 male) treated for a mean period of 28 ? 14 weeks were studied. from these patients, 62.5 (46-79) percent showed at least one drug reaction. pruritus was the most common complication occurred in 59 (42-76) percents, and was accompanied by skin rush in 37 (15-57)...

USE OF TITANIUM AND TUNGSTEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GOLD IN JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING

In this study the use titanium and tungsten as alternatives to the noble metals in the jewellery industry was investigated. The degradation of titanium and tungsten were compared to that of gold, used as reference. Alternate immersion tests were performed in 3.5% sodium chloride and artificial perspiration. The metals’ abrasion resistance with respect to textile fabrics was determined. ...

Fate of the thiomalate part after intramuscular administration of aurothiomalate in rheumatoid arthritis.

The excretory fate and plasma level of thiomalate were studied after intramuscular administration of auro-14C-thiomalate to 3 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The gold and the thiomalate parts separated in vivo, and the free thiomalate was excreted in the urine, rapidly at first and then slowly. After one day about 60% of the 14C-label had been recovered in the urine. The plasma level also d...

Free thiomalate levels in rheumatoid arthritis.