Methotrexate (MTX) Induced Pancytopenia - A Rare Serious Adverse Effect
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Methotrexate Induced Pancytopenia
The well-reported methotrexate (MTX) toxicities are based on the duration and cumulative dosing of drug. The typical toxicities can be predicted by the timing of drug administration, where mucositis occurs as an earlier effect, while myelosuppression and the sequelae of pancytopenia occur later after MTX administration. Despite these well-known toxicities, low dose MTX therapy can become proble...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2020/604