Hodgkin's lymphoma in a patient treated for Wegener's granulomatosis with cyclophosphamide and azathioprine.
Only 5 neoplasms have been reported associated with the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis. Described here for the first time, to our knowledge, is a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis treated with cyclophosphamide and azathioprine who later developed Hodgkin's lymphoma.
D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D001379:Azathioprine