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Can a 70 yrs old diabetic patient with proneinurea use methotrexate to treat psoriasis?
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Yes, with monitoring: Methotrexate is an old chemotherapeutic agent and is has been in use to treat rheumatologic conditions for quite sometime now. The dosage used here is quite small and more of a concern for liver problem than kidney. Nevertheless, being a diabetic and age 70 is in itself a concern, as with use of other medication. If you need it, it is not unreasonable to use. Close monitoring is advised. Good luck.
Answered 6/28/2014
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