Ischaemic colitis and immune complexes during gold therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
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A 35-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis developed an ischaemic colitis and circulating immune complexes following her fourth injection of sodium aurothiomalate. The immune-complex titres fell rapidly after resolution of the colitis, and a possible association of these immune complexes and the bowel pathology is suggested.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 43 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984