- Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine
- Vol: 4 - Supplement 1 Special Issue
- Low-Dose Methotrexate Toxicity in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Case Report
Low-Dose Methotrexate Toxicity in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Case Report
Authors : Mehmet Sezen, Tuğçe Yüksel, Mehmet Refik Göktuğ, Abdülmecit Yildiz
Pages : 175-177
Doi:10.46310/tjim.1073681
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Publication Date : 2022-04-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :Methotrexate (MTX) is an effective drug used to treat various diseases, especially rheumatological diseases. However, myelosuppression is a severe side effect, the frequency of which increases in patients with renal insufficiency. Here, we presented a chronic hemodialysis patient who developed pancytopenia and mucositis after using low-dose MTX to treat psoriasis.Keywords : Methotrexate Toxicity, Hemodialysis, psoriasis