title: Acute methotrexate toxicity presenting as multiorgan failure and acute pneumonitis: A rare case report.
abstract: Acute methotrexate toxicity rarely presents as medical emergency in form of multiorgan failure. Acute pneumonitis following low-dose methotrexate is rarely reported in literature. It is important to recognize this, as the drug must be discontinued immediately and rescue measures in form of folinic acid and hydration instituted promptly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saigal
authors.forename: Ratender K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Banani
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Poddar
keywords: Folinic acid; methotrexate; pneumonitis
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