Clinical Brief

Immunologic Suppression by Methotrexate in Dermatology

Authors: VINCENT P. BARRANCO, MD

Abstract

Warnings have been issued by both the FDA and the manufacturer that methotrexate, an antimetabolite, is a hazardous drug only to be used under the most stringent surveillance. This study points up a potential danger in the use of the drug.

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