title: Lymphoma developing in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate.
abstract: We report one case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient, with a 30-year history of rheumatoid arthritis, taking low dose methotrexate weekly over a 10-month period. The mild immunosuppression that occurs with methotrexate therapy probably places patients with rheumatoid arthritis at added risk of developing lymphoproliferative diseases, but coincidence cannot be excluded.
authors: Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de Cimiez, Nice, France.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Taillan
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Garnier
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Castanet
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Ferrari
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pesce
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Dujardin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001706:Biopsy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D008727:Methotrexate