Heidari B, Noroozi Z,
Volume 59, Issue 1 (7 2001)
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To determine the complications of gold sodium thiomalate therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 32 patients with active RA (27 female, 5 male) treated for a mean period of 28 ? 14 weeks were studied. From these patients, 62.5 (46-79) percent showed at least one drug reaction. Pruritus was the most common complication occurred in 59 (42-76) percents, and was accompanied by skin rush in 37 (15-57) percents of cases. Renal, mucosal and post-injection complication developed, each in 16 (3-29) and percents of patients. Hematologic and pulmonary reaction occurred in 12.5 (1-24) and 9 (1-19) percents of cases respectively. Drug reaction resulted to discontinuation of gold therapy in 19 (5-32) percents of patients. Majority of drug reactions occurred during the first 15 weeks of therapy. In comparison to reports coming from other studies, drug reactions in Iranian patients were more frequent but less severe.
Heidari Beni M, Ebrahimi Mamaghani M, Hajimaghsood M, Tarzamani Mk, Mohtadinia J,
Volume 69, Issue 6 (6 2011)
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Background: Abnormal iron homeostasis such as iron deficiency or iron excess is associated
with the pathogenesis of many chronic diseases including diabetes and
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Iron may stimulate the
progression of atherosclerosis by increasing the oxidative stress. Changes in
carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) have been
validated as a vascular indicator of atherosclerosis progression. The purpose
of this study was to apply CIMT to investigate the
association between iron status and the initial stages of atherosclerosis.
Methods: 140 healthy premenopausal women aged 18
to 50 years who had no
chronic or acute disease were selected randomly from one of the Tabriz
university sub specialized clinics. Blood samples were taken to assay iron
status parameters. CIMT was measured
noninvasively by ultrasonography. Based on CIMT
results, the subjects were classified as "healthy" (CIMT
≤0.8 mm) or "at risk" (CIMT >0.8 mm).
Student's t-test was used to determine the mean differences between the two
groups.
Results: The mean±SD age of the participants was 32.76±8.1 years.
The mean iron, ferritin, hematocrit and mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
were significantly higher and the total iron binding capacity (TIBC)
was lower (P<0.05) among the "at risk"
group. However, there was no significant differences in red blood cell count or
hemoglobin levels between the two groups (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Results
of this study showed a relative correlation between iron status parameters and
CIMT as the initial indicator of CVD. Regarding
the contradictions found
in the literature, more research is needed to clarify the situation.
