Fatal pneumocystis carinii pneumonia as a complication of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

M. Suleman; M. B. Chaudri; C. Deighton; R. B. Hubbard

Fatal pneumocystis carinii pneumonia as a complication of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

M. Suleman, M. B. Chaudri, C. Deighton, R. B. Hubbard

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Abstract

Low dose methotrexate has been used successfully to treat patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis. Methotrexate-induced pneumonitis occurs in about 1 to 5% of patients, although opportunistic infections have also been reported. We report a case of fatal pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in an otherwise healthy female patient treated with methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis and review the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-26
Number of pages	2
Journal	CPD Journal Acute Medicine
Volume	2
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Methotrexate
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

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Internal Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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Fatal pneumocystis carinii pneumonia as a complication of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

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