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. 1979 Apr;38(2):137–140. doi: 10.1136/ard.38.2.137

Whole body elemental composition during drug treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a preliminary study.

A C Kennedy, K Boddy, E D Williams, A T Elliott, I Harvey, I Holloway, J K Haywood
PMCID: PMC1000337  PMID: 109054

Abstract

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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