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- Title
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia associated with low-dose methotrexate treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: report of two cases and review of the literature.
- Authors
Kaneko, Yuko; Suwa, Akira; Ikeda, Yasuo; Hirakata, Michito
- Abstract
Low-dose methotrexate (MTX) therapy is widely used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of its favorable efficacy and toxicity profile. Although Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) is most often seen in severely immunosuppressed patients, PCP complicating low-dose MTX therapy for RA has been reported to sometimes occur. We herein report two cases of patients who developed PCP during treatment with low-dose MTX, and discuss the importance of prophylaxis for this opportunistic infection.
- Subjects
METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID arthritis; ARTHRITIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
- Publication
Modern Rheumatology, 2006, Vol 16, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1439-7595
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3109/s10165-005-0443-5