Successful Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis with Bucillamine

Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is a subtype of psoriasis and its joint symptoms are very deleterious in terms of patients' quality of life. We report four cases of PA successfully treated with bucillamine, an antirheumatic drug structually related to d-penicillamine. After treatment with bucillamine...

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Published inSkin research Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 156 - 161
Main Authors Suma Masumi, Nakamura Toshiaki, Sano Shigetoshi, Higashiyama Mari, Isonokami Masaaki, Ozawa Kentaro, Inamiya Tomomi, Itami Satoshi, Yoshikawa Kunihiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Meeting of Osaka Dermatological Association 1999
日本皮膚科学会大阪地方会
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ISSN0018-1390
1884-541X
DOI10.11340/skinresearch1959.41.156

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Summary:Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is a subtype of psoriasis and its joint symptoms are very deleterious in terms of patients' quality of life. We report four cases of PA successfully treated with bucillamine, an antirheumatic drug structually related to d-penicillamine. After treatment with bucillamine at a daily oral dose of 100mg to 300mg, the joint pain and swelling were reduced or diminished particularily at distal interphalangeal joints, although the joint deformities themselves were not improved. All the patients could reduce or even discontinue nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. We conclude that bucillamine is one of the poweful therapeutic options for the joint complaints of psoriatic arthritis.Skin Research, 41: 156-161, 1999 乾癬の1亜型である乾癬性関節症 (psoriasis arthropatica; PA) の関節症状は, 患者にとってしばしば皮膚症状以上にquality of lifeを損なう一方, 皮膚科医にとっては関節症の治療に難渋することが多い。多くは非ステロイド性抗炎症剤 (NSAIDs) による対症療法に頼らざるを得ないのが現状である。今回我々は, D-ペニシラミンに構造が類似した, SH基を有する抗リウマチ剤であるブシラミンが奏功したPAの4例を報告する。4例に対しブシラミンを1日あたり100~300mg投与し, 関節腫脹が軽快ないし消失するとともに関節痛の軽減, 消失を認めた。この結果, NSAIDsの減量あるいは中止が可能となった。ブシラミン長期投与についての有効性, 副作用を今後検討すべきであるが, PAの関節症に対する治療法のオプションとなりうると考える。(皮膚, 41: 156-161, 1999)
ISSN:0018-1390
1884-541X
DOI:10.11340/skinresearch1959.41.156