The Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with 417 Courses of Gold
- 16 August 1945
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 233 (7) , 199-203
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194508162330701
Abstract
MUCH has been written on the subject of gold as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Its merits are apparently undeniable, but its mode of action is still a matter of conjecture. There seems to be general agreement that gold is a dangerous drug and that extreme caution must be exercised in its administration. In this paper we wish to emphasize the matter of untoward reactions and the lack of influence of vitamin therapy on reactions as well as on treatment.In 1943, two of us1 reported the results of the treatment of 122 cases of rheumatoid . . .Keywords
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