Methotrexate toxicity presenting as ulcerated psoriatic plaques

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-83

  Wong, Su Ming ^a   Chong, Yew Thong ^b   Thevarajah, Suganthi ^b   Baba, Roshidah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

cutaneous ulcers; methotrexate; psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANNULAR ERYTHEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOUTH ULCER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NAUSEA; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN ULCER;

DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN ULCER; TORSO;

EID: 84856965177     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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