Watch out if you use beetroot juice and methotrexate for psoriasis

[Fred]

If you use methotrexate for psoriasis and drink beetroot juice you may be interested in this snippet from an early view in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.

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Methotrexate is extensively used in the treatment of psoriasis. Although safe and effective, its use may inadvertently lead to intoxication. We report a 50-year-old woman being treated with methotrexate for psoriasis who developed methotrexate intoxication after drinking beetroot juice as a herbal remedy. Patients should be warned about the potential adverse effects of herbal therapies during methotrexate treatment.

Source: onlinelibrary.wiley.com

*Early view.