Acute Methotrexate Toxicity: A Fatal Condition in Two Cases of Psoriasis

• Main Authors: Pankti Jariwala (Author), Vinay Kumar (Author), Khyati Kothari (Author), Sejal Thakkar (Author), Dipak Dayabhai Umrigar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We describe two fatal cases of low dose methotrexate (MTX) toxicity in patients with psoriasis, emphasizing the factors that exacerbate MTX toxicity. The first patient was a 50-year-old male of psoriasis on intermittent treatment with MTX. After a treatment-free period of six months, he had self-med...