Low-dose methotrexate-induced acute interstitial pneumonitis: Report of two cases from South India and review of literature

Low-dose methotrexate-induced acute interstitial pneumonitis: Report of two cases from South India and review of literature

Methotrexate (MTX) is an antimetabolite used as a disease-modifying agent for various rheumatological conditions. We report two patients who were treated with daily low-dose MTX and developed acute interstitial pneumonitis requiring hospital admission. MTX-induced pneumonitis is a rare life-threaten...

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Main Authors: Ramya Iyyadurai, Ronald Albert Benton Carey, Sowmya Satyendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Interstitial pneumonitis
methotrexate
toxicity
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2016;volume=5;issue=4;spage=875;epage=878;aulast=Iyyadurai

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