Hypoxemic respiratory failure in rheumatoid arthritis: Gold related?

This report describes a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, treated with gold salts, that led to hypoxemic respiratory failure and rapid death, in an otherwise healthy adult with no cardiopulmonary history. The unique clinical, radiologic, pathologic, and therapeutic aspects of this case are discusse...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Critical care medicine 1983-09, Vol.11 (9), p.761-762
Hauptverfasser:	NOSEWORTHY, T W, DAVEY, R S, PERCY, J S, KING, E G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy Female Gold Sodium Thiomalate - adverse effects Humans Hypoxia - chemically induced Lung - pathology Pulmonary Fibrosis - chemically induced Pulmonary Fibrosis - pathology Respiratory Insufficiency - chemically induced
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Zusammenfassung:	This report describes a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, treated with gold salts, that led to hypoxemic respiratory failure and rapid death, in an otherwise healthy adult with no cardiopulmonary history. The unique clinical, radiologic, pathologic, and therapeutic aspects of this case are discussed.
ISSN:	0090-3493 1530-0293
DOI:	10.1097/00003246-198309000-00018