Case Report

A Rare Case of Acute Methotrexate Toxicity Leading to Bone Marrow Suppression

Table 1

Laboratory Data.

DaysDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 21

WBC3.703.361.651.481.241.502.687.21
RBC3.743.483.353.263.193.033.103.41
Hemoglobin11.410.810.49.99.19.19.510.3
Platelets221915162434170254
Neutrophil %69.258.4Not performedNot performed17.7Not performed27.762.5
Neutrophil #2.411.96Not performedNot performed0.22Not performed0.744.51
Creatinine1.771.281.080.991.061.001.131.04
Albumin3.33.1Not performedNot performed2.7Not performedNot performed3.4

Normal ranges: WBC: 4.5–11.0 × 109/L, RBC: 4.7–6.1 cells/mcL, hemoglobin: 13.8–17.2 g/L, platelets: 150,000–450,000/micro/L, neutrophil %: 40–60%, absolute neutrophil count: 2500–6000, creatinine: 0.7–1.3 mg/dL, albumin: 3.4–5.4 g/dL.