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Rheumatology 2004 43(9):1195-1196; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh264
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Rheumatology Vol. 43 No. 9 © British Society for Rheumatology 2004; all rights reserved

Letter to the Editor

Pregnancy in a rheumatoid arthritis patient on infliximab and methotrexate

A. J. Kinder, J. Edwards1, A. Samanta and F. Nichol

Rheumatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester and 1 Schering Plough, UK

Correspondence to: A. J. Kinder. E-mail: alisonkinder@dsl.pipex.com

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SIR, A lady was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 29. She was initially treated with sulphasalazine (3 g/day) and then azathioprine (eventually 250 mg/day) was added. This failed to control her disease, so hydroxychloroquine (400 mg/day) was added. On this combination of drugs (with 5 mg prednisolone and diclofenac 150 mg/day) her disease appeared to be coming under control.

At this point the patient decided she would like to try for a baby. The hydroxychloroquine and sulphasalazine were stopped and the prednisolone was . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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