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: Ian Chang, Carla Guggenheim, Heather Laird-Fick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/617268
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