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Methotrexate in Giant-Cell Arteritis

Sarah L. Morgan, MD, RD; Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH

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  • University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL 35294-3296
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TO THE EDITOR:
The article by Jover and colleagues (1) on treatment of giant-cell arteritis provides evidence for use of a corticosteroid-sparing agent in elderly women at high risk for complications from long-term corticosteroid use. We would like to clarify that the dosage of folic acid recommended during methotrexate therapy in this study (5 mg/d) is not universally accepted. The authors based this recommendation on work performed by our group at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2, 3), as well as guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis from the American College of Rheumatology (4). However, neither...
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Morgan SL, Alarcón GS. Methotrexate in Giant-Cell Arteritis. Ann Intern Med. 2001;135:1006. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-11-200112040-00017

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(11):1006.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-11-200112040-00017

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