WHOLE-BODY ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION DURING DRUG-TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS - PRELIMINARY-STUDY

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KENNEDY, AC [1 ]
BODDY, K [1 ]
WILLIAMS, ED [1 ]
ELLIOTT, AT [1 ]
HARVEY, I [1 ]
HOLLOWAY, I [1 ]
HAYWOOD, JK [1 ]
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[1] SCOTTISH UNIV RES & REACTOR CTR,HLTH PHYS & NUCL MED UNIT,GLASGOW,SCOTLAND
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10.1136/ard.38.2.137
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R5 [内科学];
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Thirty-two female patients with rheumatoid arthritis were divided into 3 groups and treated for 6 months with prednisolone, depot tetracosactrin, or indomethacin. Their whole body content of calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen was measured before and after 3 and 6 months' treatment by in-vivo neutron activation analysis. No significant changes in these body elements were observed as a result of the treatments. The average amounts of calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen were lower than normal in these patients, a finding consistent with the frequent observation of osteoporosis and muscle wasting in rheumatoid arthritis.
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