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CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS INDUCED BY GOLD
Guy's Arthritis Research Unit, Guy's Hospital Medical School London Bridge, SE1 9RT
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis developed an acute intrahepatic cholestasis after 100 mg of sodium aurothiomalate. Hepatotoxicity in rheumatoid arthritis is well described following a variety of anti-inflammatory preparations but is now a rare complication of gold therapy and the literature on the subject is reviewed.