Os autores relatam três casos de pacientes portadores de psoríase que utilizaram inadvertidamente doses elevadas de metotrexato e apresentaram ulceração das lesões cutâneas de psoríase. Os efeitos adversos cutâneos do metotrexato são raros, algumas vezes dose-dependentes, outras idiossincrásicos ou relacionados com alteração de metabolização da droga, ou, ainda, interações medicamentosas
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