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. 1995 Apr;71(834):244–245. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.834.244

Methotrexate-induced pericarditis and pericardial effusion; first reported case.

L N Forbat 1, B W Hancock 1, A H Gershlick 1
PMCID: PMC2398071  PMID: 7784289

Abstract

We report a case of methotrexate-induced pericarditis and pericardial effusion in a 22-year-old pregnant woman. These complications have not previously been described as isolated phenomena associated with methotrexate therapy.

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