title: [Occurrence of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma six months after onset of Lyme disease].
abstract: A 68-year-old man, who had suffered a tick bite one week previously, consulted his home doctor because of fever and an erythematous rash around the bite scar. He underwent a skin biopsy, and Borrelia garinii was detected, from which Lyme disease was diagnosed. He received amoxicillin for two weeks and his symptoms disappeared. After 6 months he noticed swelling of his cervical, axillary and inguinal lymph nodes. A biopsy sample was taken from a left cervical lymph node, and this revealed angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. The patient achieved a complete remission after chemotherapy. The relationship between Lyme disease and lymphoma is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of International Medicine, Kushiro Rousai Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyagishima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamishima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013997:Time Factors; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D000658:Amoxicillin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone