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ArticleGhana medical journal2020

Methotrexate-Induced Pancytopenia and Mucositis Caused by Medication Error.

Maame-Boatemaa Amissah-Arthur, Winifred Baah

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Article in Ghana medical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maame-Boatemaa Amissah-ArthurUniversity of Ghana Medical School, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Accra, Ghana.
Winifred BaahKorle Bu Teaching Hospital, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Accra, Ghana.
Delta State University · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of methotrexate in routine clinical practice is becoming more common among specialties such as rheumatology, dermatology, oncology and obstetrics. General clinicians are increasingly encountering patients on this drug. Though it has a high safety profile, there is a recognised risk of acute toxicity or long-term complications associated with its use, which can be worsened by several factors such as advanced age, moderate to severe renal impairment, low folate level and/or inadequate folate supplementation, hypoalbuminaemia, polypharmacy causing drug-drug interactions and wrongful administration. We present a case of a 45-year old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who presented with acute pancytopaenia and mucositis due to methotrexate toxicity. We highlight its peculiar dosing regimen to minimise prescribing errors.

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Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidDrug InteractionsFemaleHumansMedication ErrorsMethotrexateMiddle AgedMucositisPancytopeniaMethotrexatemedication errorMethotrexatemucositispancytopeniaside-effects

Identifiers

PMID32863415
PMCPMC7445697
OpenAlexW3018042163

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