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Neutropaenic enterocolitis due to Methotrexate in a patient with Rheumatoid arthritis - a case report

Neutropaenic enterocolitis is a rare, life-threatening disease, characterised by fever and abdominal pain in the setting of neutropaenia. Neutropaenic enterocolitis as a complication of medical therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has rarely been reported. Here we describe a patient with rh...

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Main Authors: D.P. Jayasena (Author), M.M.P.T. Jayasekera (Author), G.D.S. Govindapala (Author), J.M. Munasinghe (Author), T. Samarawickrama (Author), A. Senanayake (Author), H.A.V. Chaturika (Author), R.A.N.K. Wijensinghe (Author)
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Published: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Neutropaenic enterocolitis is a rare, life-threatening disease, characterised by fever and abdominal pain in the setting of neutropaenia. Neutropaenic enterocolitis as a complication of medical therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has rarely been reported. Here we describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, who developed neutropaenic enterocolitis following a single dose of methotrexate.
Item Description:10.4038/ajim.v1i1.37
2827-7260

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