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CHINESE HERBAL ARTHRITIS CURE AND AGRANULOCYTOSIS
Author(s) -
Brooks P. M.,
Lowenthal R. M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb107717.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , arthritis , alternative medicine , intensive care medicine , traditional medicine , dermatology , pathology
Rheumatoid arthritis remains an incurable disease, and the patient who is unable to obtain relief from standard therapies will often turn to one of the many alternative treatments available. We report an episode of agranulocytosis which occurred in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis while he was taking a Chinese herbal preparation. We understand this preparation is readily obtainable by Australians.