Multiple side effects of penicillamine therapy in one patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Skin rashes, proteinuria, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis and myasthenia gravis have all been recorded as complications of penicillamine therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A patient who had developed all 5 is now described. The skin lesion resembled elastosis perforans serpiginosa, which has been reported as a rare side effect in patients with Wilson's disease but not in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with penicillamine.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 41 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982