Uhm W S, Yoo D H, Lee J H, Kim T H, Jun J B, Lee I H, Bae S C, Kim S Y
Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Intern Med. 2000 Jul;15(2):156-9. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2000.15.2.156.
Gold salts have been used for many years in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The common side effects are mucocutaneous reactions, but hepatotoxic reaction and isolated neutropenia are rare complications. We report a 62-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who had developed hepatitis and neutropenia simultaneously after receiving 137.5 mg of sodium aurothiomalate.