Is concomitant use of methotrexate and oral retinoids dangerous? A review of the data regarding this combination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 791-793

  Searles, Alyssa D ^a   Lee, Andrew D ^b   Feldman, Steven R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ETRETIN; ETRETINATE; ISOTRETINOIN; METHOTREXATE; RETINOID; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE;

DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79952790062     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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