[A method for the permanent maintainance aurotherapy of rheumatoid arthritis patients under the control of gold excretion]. / O metodike postoiannoi podderzhivaiushchei auroterapii bol'nykh revmatoidnym artritom pod kontrolem ékskretsii zolota.

UNLABELLED: A study is presented of 34 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The authors propose a method of persistently maintained aurotherapy of patients with rheumatoid arthritis directed to prevention of recurrences and toxic effect of gold due to chrysanol treatment, the active substance of which is metallic gold. After course treatment with chrysanol (850-1020 mg) persistent treatment by maintained doses is instituted. RESULTS: prevention of recurrences of the disease and prevention of side effects due to the toxicity of cumulated gold.

[The prevention of chrysotherapy complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis]. / Profilaktika oslozhnenii krizoterapii u bol'nykh revmatoidnym artritom.

To prevent side-effects of chrysotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis the authors recommend a treatment scheme under corticosteroid protection. The proposed method was used in 56 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Side-effects manifested in allergic eruptions were noted in 3 patients (5.35%) while in the control group of 34 patients who were treated by chrysotherapy according to the routine method complications were observed in 9 patients (26.47%).