Gold overdose treated with bal

BAL in the treatment of gold toxicity.

Gold is generally regarded as a useful therapeutic agent in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Unfortunately its administration, however carefully supervised, is attended by the risk of various toxic reactions, some of which may be fatal. Until the introduction of BAL, no specific treatment was available for such toxic reactions. Favourable results with this drug have lately been reported f...

The effects of 2.3-dimercaptopropanol (BAL) on gold reactions.

Life-threatening valproate overdose successfully treated with haemodialysis.

Valproate (VPA) poisoning is an increasing clinical problem. The most common finding in VPA overdose is the depression of the central nervous system, which may progress to coma and death. This type of poisoning is difficult to treat, as no antidote exists. This report describes a case with a 16-year-old girl who poisoned herself with valproate. Initial treatment included naloxone, but she did n...

CASE REPORT BAL findings in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis successfully treated with GM-CSF

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) has recently been recognised as a disease of impaired alveolar macrophage function caused by neutralising anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating (antiGM-CSF) autoantibodies. Subcutaneous recombinant human GM-CSF is a novel treatment for PAP, but its mechanism of action is unclear. Methods: Clinical, functional, and bronchoalveo...

BAL findings in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis successfully treated with GM-CSF.

BACKGROUND Idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) has recently been recognised as a disease of impaired alveolar macrophage function caused by neutralising anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating (anti-GM-CSF) autoantibodies. Subcutaneous recombinant human GM-CSF is a novel treatment for PAP, but its mechanism of action is unclear. METHODS Clinical, functional, and bronchoalve...