Open AccessChrysotherapy in psoriatic arthritis
Author(s) -
Dorwart Bonnie B.,
P. Gall Eric,
Schumacher H. Ralph,
Krauser Ronald E.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780210504
Subject(s) - psoriatic arthritis , medicine , polyarthritis , rheumatoid arthritis , refractory (planetary science) , dermatology , psoriasis , arthritis , physics , astrobiology
Chrysotherapy was given to 14 patients with refractory psoriatic polyarthritis and to a comparable group of 42 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The psoriatic patients had a higher rate of remission on gold and less severe toxicity than the rheumatoid arthritis patients. Psoriatic skin lesions were not affected by chrysotherapy.