Pulmonology

Methotrexate

Questions discussed in this category

Do you always get a baseline chest xray in patients who will be starting methotrexate?

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What is your approach to differentiating RA-ILD from medication toxicity (I.e. from methotrexate)?

1 Answer available

Is there a role for the use of transient elastography (FibroScan) to monitor liver fibrosis in patients on long term methotrexate?

3 Answers available

Should MTX be avoided in RA patients with asymptomatic lung nodules?

If so, what would be an ideal DMARD in this setting?

1 Answer available

Should methotrexate be categorically avoided in RA patients with COPD or RA-ILD?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Archives of internal medicine, 2008-09-22

Methotrexate is not associated with progression of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis.

Arthritis and rheumatism, 2010-06

Incidence and mortality of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.

Rheumatol Int, 2021 Jan 29

Does methotrexate cause progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease? A systematic review.

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