title: A case of aseptic pleuropericarditis in a patient with chronic plaque psoriasis under methotrexate therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Savoia
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gaddoni
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casadio
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patrizi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spadola
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albertini
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ballardini
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Briganti
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casolari
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Donà
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Menni
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanotti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Angelis
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D001241:Aspirin; D003078:Colchicine; D008727:Methotrexate