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Methotrexate-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
R Q Cron1, D D Sherry, C A Wallace
1Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|May 29, 1998
Abstract:
Low-dose methotrexate, widely used for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, has been reported to cause pneumonitis in adults. We report on methotrexate-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Physicians should be aware of this rare complication.