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D-penicillamine in rheumatoid arthritis.
D-penicillamine (D-pen) has gained wide-spread use as a potent suppressor of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). The drug has been established for antirheumatotd therapy on the basis o f a considerable number o f comparative clinical studies o f D-pen treatment versus placebo or other disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Despite the pos...
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In view of the claim that alclofenac has a specific antirheumatoid action a detailed biochemical study has been made over a 6-month period of 2 groups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving either alclofenac or D-penicillamine for the first time. We found no biochemical evidence and little clinical evidence that alclofenac had a 'penicillamine-like' effect in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have been carried out to determine the incidence and clinical significance of eosinophilia in patients taking penicillamine for rheumatoid arthritis. In a cross-sectional study of 204 patients eosinophilia was found with equal frequency during treatment with penicillamine, gold, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. A longitudinal study of 89 patient...
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A case of dermatomyositis developing during the course of treatment with D-penicillamine in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis is described. Complete remission occurred on withdrawal of the drug. Possible alternative diagnoses are discussed.
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BACKGROUND Penicillamine, once considered the cornerstone of treatment for Wilson disease (WD), is rather expensive and toxic, and often causes neurological worsening. Zinc sulphate, aiming at the treatment of free-copper toxicosis, has emerged as effective, safe and cheap alternative. AIM To assess the effect of withdrawal of penicillamine from maintenance treatment with penicillamine and zi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Medica Scandinavica
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0001-6101
DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1981.tb11585.x