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Case Report
Development of Liver Cirrhosis in a Elderly Healthy Hepatitis B Carrier with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Low-dose Methotrexate (MTX).
Mi Hee Kong, Tae Young Lee, A Ryn Kim, Nam Seok Joo, Kwang Min Kim
J Korean Acad Fam Med 2006;27(12):1013-1017.   Published online December 10, 2006
Methotrexate (MTX) is the most widely used slow-acting anti-rheumatic agent in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. But, long-term administration of MTX can be complicated with liver fibrosis and even cirrhosis. We report the case in elderly woman with healthy Hepatitis B viral carrier patient who developed liver cirrhosis without viral replication after low-dose MTX therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
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