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Experience with low-dose methotrexate for the treatment of eczema in the elderly
Freida C G Shaffrali1, Graham B Colver, Andrew G Messenger
1Departments of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, England.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|March 15, 2003
Abstract:
There is very little published information on the use of methotrexate in treating eczema. We have used methotrexate in 5 elderly patients with eczema, with a successful response in 4; in 1 patient therapy was stopped as a result of other ongoing medical problems. Methotrexate can be considered as an option in the treatment of eczema unresponsive to topical therapy in elderly patients.