Methotrexate does not increase the risk of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: assessment by ultrasound elastography (ARFI-MetRA study).

Martin Feuchtenberger Lisa Kraus Axel NiggHendrik Schulze-KoopsArne Schäfer

Published in: Rheumatology international (2021)

The mean value of the repeated determination of liver density using ARFI imaging did not differ significantly between the MTX-exposed and MTX-naive patients with RA. No increased rate of liver fibrosis was found among RA patients treated with MTX.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
rheumatoid arthritis
high resolution
disease activity
magnetic resonance imaging
ankylosing spondylitis
high dose
hiv infected
molecularly imprinted
photodynamic therapy