Toxic Megacolon Associated With Methotrexate Therapy

Gastroenterology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1984, Pages 1583-1588

  Atherton, Lawrence D ^a   Leib, Edward S ^a   Kaye, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLINATE CALCIUM; METHOTREXATE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LARGE INTESTINE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSORIASIS; THERAPY; TOXIC MEGACOLON;

CASE REPORT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEGACOLON, TOXIC; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGE; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0021318853     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(84)80176-6     Document Type: Article

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