Daily practice assessment of liver injury in patients with psoriasis on methotrexate

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 211-213

  Driessen, R J B ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a   De Jong, E M G J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Liver biopsy; Liver fibrosis; Methotrexate; Procollagen type III N terminal peptide; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; METHOTREXATE;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLLAGEN TYPE III; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 72749088487     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09498.x     Document Type: Letter

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