Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia induced by low-dose methotrexate in a patient with chronic urticaria

• Asıl Yazarlar: Sheng-Huei Wang (Yazar), Shih-En Tang (Yazar), Yu-Huei Li (Yazar), Kuang-Yu Wei (Yazar), Chan-Yuan Chang (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Abstract Methotrexate has immunosuppressive effects and is administered for refractory chronic urticaria. We present a case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a patient with refractory chronic urticaria managed by low-dose weekly methotrexate treatment (total cumulative dose 195mg). Our study hi...