Porphyria cutanea tarda affecting a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with methotrexate: association or coincidence?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe the case of a 44-yr-old woman, suffering from rheumatoid arthritis for 15 yr, who developed porphyria cutanea tarda while being treated with methotrexate. The cutaneous lesions healed and the metabolic anomalies improved after a few months, despite continuing the treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Methotrexate
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda