Methotrexate treatment of pityriasis lichenoides and lymphomatoid papulosis.
Pityriasis lichenoides is a notoriously difficult disease to treat. Three patients with this condition and a fourth with lymphomatoid papulosis have been successfully treated with doses of methotrexate once a week. Toxicity noted during the treatment periods has been minimal.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010915:Pityriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
D008727:Methotrexate