Methotrexate-induced cutaneous ulcers in a nonpsoriatic patient: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 275-279

  Kurian, Anil ^a   Haber, Richard ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; DICLOFENAC; HEMOGLOBIN; METHOTREXATE; POVIDONE IODINE; PREDNISONE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CASE REPORT; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; OSTEOPENIA; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARE; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN ULCER; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PANCYTOPENIA; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 80053523575     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2011.10078     Document Type: Article

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