1.
Dermatol Online J
; 16(2): 13, 2010 Feb 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20178709
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.
Subject(s)
Dermatologic Agents/adverse effects , Methotrexate/adverse effects , Pericarditis/chemically induced , Pleurisy/chemically induced , Psoriasis/drug therapy , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Aspirin/therapeutic use , Chronic Disease , Colchicine/therapeutic use , Dermatologic Agents/therapeutic use , Drug Therapy, Combination , Humans , Male , Methotrexate/therapeutic use , Middle Aged , Pericarditis/drug therapy , Pericarditis/microbiology , Pleurisy/drug therapy , Pleurisy/microbiology , Psoriasis/pathology
2.
Scand J Infect Dis
; 40(11-12): 995-6, 2008.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18819040
ABSTRACT
An outbreak of Chikungunya fever occurred in north-east Italy in the summer of 2007. Only 1 fatal case was observed, in an 83-y-old male hospitalized with encephalitis. Viral genome was detected at high level (1.5 x 10(8) copies/ml) in the cerebrospinal fluid 7 d after symptoms onset.
