Should acute gold overdose be invariably treated?

Acute gold overload is rare and its clinical and pathophysiological consequences are not well delineated. Consequently the therapeutic approach has not been formulated. We describe 2 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in whom an acute gold overload was inadvertently administered. Their subsequent co...

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Published inJournal of rheumatology Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 1174
Main Authors Pik, A, Cohen, N, Yona, E, Zaidenstein, R, Modai, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.12.1985
Subjects
Acute Disease
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy
Female
Gold - poisoning
Humans
Medication Errors
Middle Aged
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Summary:Acute gold overload is rare and its clinical and pathophysiological consequences are not well delineated. Consequently the therapeutic approach has not been formulated. We describe 2 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in whom an acute gold overload was inadvertently administered. Their subsequent course, without specific treatment, was benign and uneventful. We suggest that with similar cases a conservative approach of watchful expectancy be adopted.
ISSN:0315-162X