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https://www.selleckchem.com/products/gsk2126458.html Methotrexate is widely used to treat some inflammatory chronic disorders, though it is hampered by the risk of liver fibrosis. Many recommendations have been made to assess methotrexate-related hepatotoxicity, including liver biopsy. However, other noninvasive methods to assess liver fibrosis have been developed and could be implemented for patients treated with methotrexate. The aim of the study was to compare the prevalence of liver fibrosis by means of noninvasive methods [aspartate transaminase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) Forns index, and transient elastography] in patients with Crohn's disease exposed or not to methotrexate, and to identify risk factors for liver fibrosis. Prospective, cross-sectional study. All patients with Crohn's disease exposed to methotrexate were included and compared to an unselected cohort of outpatients with Crohn's disease never exposed to methotrexate. A total of 84 patients with Crohn's disease, 56 exposed to methotrexate, and 28 controls, were included. Significant liver fibrosis was found in 7% of methotrexate-exposed patients with Crohn's disease and 10% of controls as measured by transient elastography, and in 7% of controls as measured by the Forns index. No cases of liver fibrosis were detected by APRI. Only alcohol consumption, diabetes mellitus, and age were associated with significant liver fibrosis. Significant liver fibrosis is uncommon among patients with Crohn's disease, even among those exposed to methotrexate. The risk of liver fibrosis in Crohn's disease seems to depend on common risk factors for liver disease. Significant liver fibrosis is uncommon among patients with Crohn's disease, even among those exposed to methotrexate. The risk of liver fibrosis in Crohn's disease seems to depend on common risk factors for liver disease. Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) is a new ultrasound-based elastography method to evaluate liver fibrosis in the daily

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