Risk Factors for Methotrexate-Induced Lung Injury in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter, Case-Control Study

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Authors

Graciela S. Alarcón · Psychiatric Medicine Associates

Joel M. Kremer

Constantine A. Axiotis

Abstract

Knowledge of the risk factors that predispose patients with rheumatoid arthritis to the toxic effects of methotrexate on the lung may provide a rationale for monitoring high-risk patients and may facilitate their management.

Topics & Keywords

Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 127, Issue 5, pp. 356-364

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-5-199709010-00003

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