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CEN Case Rep
December 2024
Division of Rheumatology, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is an ANCA-associated vasculitis that involves small to medium-sized vessels. The extent of renal involvement varies, which is also associated with disease prognosis, with aggressive renal involvement having worse outcomes. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with severe inflammatory features and extensive crescent formation can be challenging to treat.
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December 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
Background: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of baricitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving different doses based on renal function.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study within the JAK Study Group, involving 23 facilities in Fukuoka Prefecture, examining patients treated with baricitinib for RA. Patients were categorized into two dose groups: 4 mg with normal/mild renal dysfunction and 2 mg with moderate renal dysfunction.
Ther Drug Monit
December 2024
Université Jean Monnet, Médecine Intensive Réanimation G, CHU Saint-Etienne, INSERM, Mines Saint Etienne, Saint-Étienne, France.
Low-dose methotrexate has been proposed as therapy for patients with severely disabling psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. However, it can be associated with severe toxicity, such as pancytopenia, characterized by anemia (hemoglobin level <13 g/dL in men), thrombocytopenia (platelet count <150 × 109/L), and neutropenia or agranulocytosis (neutrophil count <1.5 × 109/L and 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Biochem Mol Toxicol
December 2024
Department of Pharmacy,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nephrotoxicity is a prominent complication of methotrexate (MTX) therapy that limits clinicians in its extensive use. MTX triggers oxidative burden and inflammation, so the nephroprotective potential of the synthetic derivative of 1,3,4-oxadiazole (5b) was explored in this research. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups i.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh.
Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is an extensively used chemotherapeutic agent with well-characterized toxicity profiles. This case report describes the clinical presentation, management, and outcome of a patient presenting with severe MTX toxicity.
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old Bangladeshi female was admitted on March 9, 2024, with severe mucosal ulcerations, painful skin lesions, and gastrointestinal bleeding after ingesting Methotrexate daily for 12 days by mistake instead of the medication prescribed to her.
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