Biomaterial Database

Lung disease associated with gold therapy. 1986

M P Goldman, and R P Rockwood

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011658	Pulmonary Fibrosis	A process in which normal lung tissues are progressively replaced by FIBROBLASTS and COLLAGEN causing an irreversible loss of the ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream via PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Patients show progressive DYSPNEA finally resulting in death.	Alveolitis, Fibrosing,Idiopathic Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis,Fibroses, Pulmonary,Fibrosis, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Fibroses,Alveolitides, Fibrosing,Fibrosing Alveolitides,Fibrosing Alveolitis
D006046	Gold	A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is used in jewelry, goldplating of other metals, as currency, and in dental restoration. Many of its clinical applications, such as ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS, are in the form of its salts.
D006051	Aurothioglucose	A thioglucose derivative used as an antirheumatic and experimentally to produce obesity in animals.	Gold Thioglucose,Aureotan,Auromyose,Aurothioglucose, Sodium Salt, beta-D Isomer,Aurothioglucose, beta-D Isomer,Gold-50,Solganal,Solganal B Oleosum,Solganol,Thioglucosoaurate,Aurothioglucose, beta D Isomer,B Oleosum, Solganal,Gold 50,Gold50,Oleosum, Solganal B,Thioglucose, Gold,beta-D Isomer Aurothioglucose
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001172	Arthritis, Rheumatoid	A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.	Rheumatoid Arthritis