Contact allergy to gold and gold therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 370-373

  Möller, Halvor ^a   Svensson, Åke ^b   Björkner, Bert ^a   Bruze, Magnus ^a   Lindroth, Ylva ^c   Manthorpe, Rolf ^b   Theander, Jan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Auranofin; Gold sodium thiomalate; Gold sodium thiosulfate; Intradermal test; Patch test

Indexed keywords

AURANOFIN; GOLD; SODIUM AUROTHIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTACT ALLERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; GOLD THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GOLD COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030952613     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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