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Case Reports
. 1998 May;132(5):901-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70331-2.

Methotrexate-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

R Q Cron  1 , D D Sherry, C A Wallace
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Methotrexate-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

R Q Cron et al. J Pediatr. 1998 May.
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Abstract

Low-dose methotrexate, widely used for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, has been reported to cause pneumonitis in adults. We report on methotrexate-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Physicians should be aware of this rare complication.

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