Successful reintroduction of methotrexate after pneumonitis in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 51 (2) , 272-274
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.51.2.272
Abstract
Two patients are described with severe and progressive rheumatoid arthritis in whom methotrexate was reintroduced despite previous methotrexate related pneumonitis. In both patients a marked improvement in disease control occurred without a recurrence of the pneumonitis.Keywords
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