Neurosarcoidosis: therapeutic success with methotrexate.
Sarcoidosis affects the nervous system in 5% of cases. Treatment with corticosteroids is usually effective. We describe the case of a patient with neurosarcoidosis in which therapy with prednisone failed whereas the result of methotrexate administration was satisfactory.
Soriano
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Department of General Internal Medicine, Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Caramelli
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P
Nitrini
R
R
Rocha
A S
AS
D000328:Adult; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate