MULTIVISCERAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING ACUTE METHOTREXATE INTOXICATION BY DOSING ERROR

• Sirine Bouzid

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• Rim Karray

  CHU Habib Bourguiba Sfax , CHU Habib Bourguiba Sfax

• Amine Abdelhedi

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• Fadhila Issaoui

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• Olfa Chakroun

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• Noureddine Rekik

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Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is a chemotherapeutic agent commonly used for the treatment of nonmalignant and malignant conditions. It remains the principal medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. High-dose MTX is known to cause significant injuries, including acute renal failure, hepatotoxicity, myelosuppression, and multiorgan failure.

Case presentation: Here we report a 65 years old female patient with rheumatoid arthritis who had developed oral and mucocutaneous ulceration after daily ingestion of MTX.

Conclusion: This case report highlights the importance of early follow-up and regular laboratory investigations of patients on methotrexate therapy.

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