A Case of Diverticular Perforation in a Young Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Methotrexate

Background. Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), such as methotrexate (MTX), are associated with gastrointestinal toxicity. MTX inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, but it is unclear if polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene predict toxicity. Case. We describe...

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Main Authors: Chang, Ian, Guggenheim, Carla, Laird-Fick, Heather
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429201/