A case of aseptic pleuropericarditis in a patient with chronic plaque psoriasis under methotrexate therapy.
Methotrexate may rarely provoke serositis, even with low doses and after just a few weeks of therapy. We report here a rare case of pleuropericarditis due to methotrexate. The effusion resolved after the withdrawal of the drug and the beginning of anti-inflammatory therapy; there was no relapse during a 10-month follow-up.
Savoia
Francesco
F
Gaddoni
Giuseppe
G
Casadio
Chiara
C
Patrizi
Annalisa
A
Spadola
Giuseppe
G
Bassi
Paolo
P
Albertini
Francesco
F
Ballardini
Giuseppe
G
Briganti
Elisabetta
E
Casolari
Stefania
S
De Donà
Davide
D
Menni
Bruno
B
Zanotti
Miriam
M
De Angelis
Paolo
P
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D001241:Aspirin; D003078:Colchicine; D008727:Methotrexate