Impaired delayed type cutaneous hypersensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis reversed by chrysotherapy.
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hypersensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis reversed by chrysotherapy
A prospective 24 week study of 31 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (18 women, 13 men) was undertaken to determine whether weekly intramuscular sodium aurothiomalate (gold) would influence delayed type cutaneous hypersensitivity (DTH) and other indices of cell mediated immunity. DTH to seven recall antigens was measured by Multitest on three occasions during the study. Twenty five patie...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.48.2.108