Porphyria cutanea tarda affecting a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with methotrexate: association or coincidence?

Authors
Chalem, P Ghnassia, AM Nordmann, Y Menkes, CJ
Citation
P. Chalem et al., Porphyria cutanea tarda affecting a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with methotrexate: association or coincidence?, RHEUMATOLOG, 38(5), 1999, pp. 453-456
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
14620324 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
453 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
1462-0324(199905)38:5<453:PCTAAR>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We describe the case of a 44-yr-old woman, suffering from rheumatoid arthri tis for 15 yr, who developed porphyria cutanea tarda while being treated wi th methotrexate. The cutaneous lesions healed and the metabolic anomalies i mproved after a few months, despite continuing the treatment.