Prevention of Appearance of Radiological Lesions in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized, Single-Blind Study Comparing Intra-Articular Rifamycin with Auranofin

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 61-77

  Caruso, I ^a   Santandrea, S ^a   Puttini, P Sarzi ^a   Montrone, F ^a   Boccassini, L ^a   Azzolini, V ^a   Cazzola, M ^a   Dell'acqua, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antirheumatics; Auranofin; Intra articular treatment; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rifamycin SV

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AURANOFIN; PREDNISONE; RIFAMYCIN; TERFENADINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INJECTION PAIN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT FUNCTION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PRURITUS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RASH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STOMATITIS; VOMITING; X RAY FILM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AURANOFIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMYCINS;

EID: 0026501251     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030006059202000108     Document Type: Article

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