Bilateral septic knee arthritis after treatment of an ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate

We describe a case of bilateral septic knee arthritis that followed the administration of methotrexate for nonsurgical termination of an ectopic pregnancy. We believe that methotrexate is a relatively effective alternative to surgery in patients with early unruptured tubal pregnancies, but suggest t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Karaaslan, Fatih, Mermerkaya, Musa Uğur, Yurdakul, Emre, Tanın, Özlem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4298299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25610005
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S76249
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Sumario:We describe a case of bilateral septic knee arthritis that followed the administration of methotrexate for nonsurgical termination of an ectopic pregnancy. We believe that methotrexate is a relatively effective alternative to surgery in patients with early unruptured tubal pregnancies, but suggest that it be used with caution in view of possible septic events.

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