Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases

Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases

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Methotrexate has been used widely in dermatology, oncology and rheumatology fields. However, methotrexate-induced mucocutaneous lesions may occur in rare cases. In this case presentation, we report two cases of accidental poisoning with methotrexate. They had accidentally used methotrexate instead o...

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Main Authors: Reza Bidaki, Mojgan Kian, Hamid Owliaey, Mojtaba Babaei Zarch, Masoud Feysal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Methotrexate
skin ulcer
toxicity
poisoning
case reports
emergency treatment
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/192
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spelling doaj-7b1f0cf579a24a47b0151972f174c9cc2020-11-25T03:00:56ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine2645-49042016-12-015110.22037/aaem.v5i1.192Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two CasesReza Bidaki0Mojgan Kian1Hamid Owliaey2Mojtaba Babaei Zarch3Masoud Feysal4Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.Department of Psychiatry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Yazd, Iran.Fellowship of toxicity, Assistant professor of Islamic Azad university of Yazd, Yazd, Iran.Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.School of Medicine. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical sciences, Yazd, Iran.Methotrexate has been used widely in dermatology, oncology and rheumatology fields. However, methotrexate-induced mucocutaneous lesions may occur in rare cases. In this case presentation, we report two cases of accidental poisoning with methotrexate. They had accidentally used methotrexate instead of digoxin. This case report emphasizes that early diagnosis and appropriate management is critical in order to improve outcome.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/192Methotrexateskin ulcertoxicitypoisoningcase reportsemergency treatment
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author Reza Bidaki
Mojgan Kian
Hamid Owliaey
Mojtaba Babaei Zarch
Masoud Feysal
spellingShingle Reza Bidaki
Mojgan Kian
Hamid Owliaey
Mojtaba Babaei Zarch
Masoud Feysal
Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Methotrexate
skin ulcer
toxicity
poisoning
case reports
emergency treatment
author_facet Reza Bidaki
Mojgan Kian
Hamid Owliaey
Mojtaba Babaei Zarch
Masoud Feysal
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title Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases
title_short Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases
title_full Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases
title_fullStr Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases
title_full_unstemmed Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases
title_sort accidental chronic poisoning with methotrexate; report of two cases
publisher Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
series Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
issn 2645-4904
publishDate 2016-12-01
description Methotrexate has been used widely in dermatology, oncology and rheumatology fields. However, methotrexate-induced mucocutaneous lesions may occur in rare cases. In this case presentation, we report two cases of accidental poisoning with methotrexate. They had accidentally used methotrexate instead of digoxin. This case report emphasizes that early diagnosis and appropriate management is critical in order to improve outcome.
topic Methotrexate
skin ulcer
toxicity
poisoning
case reports
emergency treatment
url https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/192
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