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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia induced by low-dose methotrexate in a patient with chronic urticaria

Methotrexate has immunosuppressive effects and is administered for refractory chronic urticaria. We present a case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a patient with refractory chronic urticaria managed by low-dose weekly methotrexate treatment (total cumulative dose 195mg). Our study highlights...

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Autores principales: Wang, Sheng-Huei, Tang, Shih-En, Li, Yu-Huei, Wei, Kuang-Yu, Chang, Chan-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175392