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Query: UMLS:C0034186 (
pyelonephritis
)
6,144
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Methotrexate
(
MTX
) is widely used despite its side-effects. We describe a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient taking low-dose
MTX
who developed severe pancytopenia and colitis with Clostridium difficile after the administration of antibiotics for acute
pyelonephritis
. Our case suggests that low-dose
MTX
may seriously interact with antibiotics and that these side-effects should always be considered when RA patients are treated with
MTX
and antibiotics.
...
PMID:Pancytopenia and colitis with Clostridium difficile in a rheumatoid arthritis patient taking methotrexate, antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. 1125 48