Asian Journal of Internal Medicine (Jan 2022)

Neutropaenic enterocolitis due to Methotrexate in a patient with Rheumatoid arthritis – a case report

  • D.P. Jayasena,
  • M.M.P.T. Jayasekera,
  • G.D.S. Govindapala,
  • J.M. Munasinghe,
  • T. Samarawickrama,
  • A. Senanayake,
  • H.A.V. Chaturika,
  • R.A.N.K. Wijensinghe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4038/ajim.v1i1.37
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1

Abstract

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Neutropaenic enterocolitis is a rare, life-threatening disease, characterised by fever and abdominal pain in the setting of neutropaenia. Neutropaenic enterocolitis as a complication of medical therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has rarely been reported. Here we describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, who developed neutropaenic enterocolitis following a single dose of methotrexate.

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