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Gold poisoning
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Gold poisoning can be a result of excess exposure to gold. Gold can be used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and pemphigus vulgaris.
Side effects
Side effects
Side effects of gold poisoning are:
- Dermatitis
- Pruritis
- Blue -grey skin discoloration
- Thrombocytopenia
- Membranous glomerulonephritis
- Diarrhea[1] [2]
References
References
- ↑ von dem Borne AE, Pegels JG, van der Stadt RJ, van der Plas-van Dalen CM, Helmerhorst FM (1986). “Thrombocytopenia associated with gold therapy: a drug-induced autoimmune disease?”. Br J Haematol. 63 (3): 509–16. PMID 3089270.
- ↑ Kean WF, Kean IR (2008). “Clinical pharmacology of gold”. Inflammopharmacology. 16 (3): 112–25. doi:10.1007/s10787-007-0021-x. PMID 18523733.
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