Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris in Korea

Dermatologic Uses of Methotrexate in Children: Indications and Guidelines

“…He had bouts of megaloblastic anemia, oral ulcerations and granulocytopenia, and eventually died of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating disseminated varicella (1). Three Korean girls were given daily methotrexate for pityriasis rubra pilaris, and two responded (9). Two teenage boys with severe Reiter's disease recalcitrant to bedrest and salicylate therapy responded favorably to tnethotrexate (10,11).…”