Lymphoma and methyldopa therapy.
I describe a patient who developed a drug associated lymphoma with methyldopa attributable to hypersensitive reaction. Several forms of immunologic changes have been observed with methyldopa therapy. In general, they have been considered to be hypersensitive changes from the common development of hemolytic anemia, lupus, retroperitoned fibrosis, thrombocytopenia, and hepatitis.
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology
D008750:Methyldopa