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ArticleCureus2023

Pericarditis Induced by Methotrexate: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Nehemias A Guevara, Tabata E Hernandez, Flor Rosado, Sorab Gupta

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nehemias A GuevaraInternal Medicine, SBH (St. Barnabas Hospital) Health System, Bronx, USA.
Tabata E HernandezInternal Medicine, SBH (St. Barnabas Hospital) Health System, Bronx, USA.
Flor RosadoInternal Medicine, SBH (St. Barnabas Hospital) Health System, Bronx, USA.
Sorab GuptaOncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
St. Barnabas Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methotrexate (MTX) is a crucial part of the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although MTX is generally well tolerated, it is not exempt from adverse effects. The side effects of MTX are diverse, and pericarditis, as demonstrated in our case, is one of the rarest adverse effects. Therefore, it is crucial to rule out common causes of pericarditis, such as infections, malignancies, or other underlying conditions. However, once common causes are excluded, MTX-induced pericarditis should always be considered, and MTX should be discontinued without resumption due to potential relapse. Furthermore, the timing of MTX initiation is not significant; patients may have been on chronic MTX treatment or have recently started it. Moreover, pericarditis secondary to MTX is not exclusive to patients with rheumatological conditions but can also occur in other conditions.

Indexed as

methotrexatepericardial effusionpericarditisrheumatoid arthritissystemic inflammatory disease

Identifiers

PMID37440810
PMCPMC10335726
OpenAlexW4380231437

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