Successful treatment of interstitial lung disease in systemic lupus erythematosus with methotrexate
Fink, S.D.; Kremer, J.M.
Journal of Rheumatology 22(5): 967-969
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 8587090 Document Number: 447655
Corticosteroids are the accepted medical therapy of interstitial lung disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe a case with a marked improvement in clinical status, pulmonary function testing and gallium lung scanning after treatment of interstitial pulmonary disease associated with SLE with weekly oral methotrexate alone.
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