Severe hepatitis linked to B virus infection after withdrawal of low dose methotrexate therapy

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2037-2038

  Narvâez, Javier ^a   Rodriguez Moreno, Jesus ^a   Dolors Martinez Aguila M ^a   Teresa Clavaguera, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATALITY; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FATAL OUTCOME; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0031720978     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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