Methotrexate-induced leukoencephalopathy presenting as acute-onset limb weakness in a child: a case report
This case report describes a patient with rapidly progressing methotrexate-induced leukoencephalopathy following oral methotrexate. It highlights that the risk of neurotoxicity persists even with the oral use of methotrexate; therefore, the prescribers should be vigilant of this uncommon side effect.
Authors
- Shobhavi Randeny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6326-0086)
- Sachith Mettananda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-0418)
- Hashan Pathiraja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6251-1477)
- Gayathri de Abrew
- Sanjaya Fernando
- Linushika de Silva
Institutions
- University of Kelaniya (LK)
- Colombo North Teaching Hospital (LK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04824-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54