© 1975 British Society for Rheumatology
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PHENYLBUTAZONE AND HEPATITIS


*Medical Department, Geigy Pharmaceuticals Macclesfield
Chingford Hospital London E4
Department of Medicine, Guy's Hospital London SE1 9RT
During a comparative trial between enteric-coated and rectally administered phenylbutazone in patients with rheumatoid disease, one patient developed a mild hepatitis. She had recently concluded a long period of gold therapy. The natural history of phenylbutazone hepatitis is reviewed on the basis of 41 case histories, and the experience with this individual patient interpreted accordingly.