Bronchiolitis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving auranofin

A patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis and sicca symptoms was treated with auranofin. During auranofin therapy, she developed irreversible airways obstruction due to bronchiolitis. Whereas this complication could have been due to her underlying disease, we discuss here the possibility of its bei...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arthritis and rheumatism 1986-04, Vol.29 (4), p.556-559
Hauptverfasser:	O'Duffy, J. Desmond, Luthra, Harvinder S., Unni, K. Krishnan, Hyatt, Robert E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy Auranofin Aurothioglucose - adverse effects Aurothioglucose - analogs & derivatives Aurothioglucose - therapeutic use Bronchitis - chemically induced Female Gold - analogs & derivatives Humans
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis and sicca symptoms was treated with auranofin. During auranofin therapy, she developed irreversible airways obstruction due to bronchiolitis. Whereas this complication could have been due to her underlying disease, we discuss here the possibility of its being related to the auranofin therapy.
ISSN:	0004-3591 1529-0131
DOI:	10.1002/art.1780290415