[Cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (SALT) and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi].
A relationship between Borrelia burgdorferi and the development of cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (CBCL) has been long discussed. B. burgdorferi DNA has been detected in patients with CBCL and a response of CBCL to antibiotics has been observed. In our patient with a Borrelia infection, a marginal zone lymphoma (SALT) regressed after ceftriaxone therapy. This further case of a combined appearance of CBCL and B. burgdorferi underlines a possible relationship as an example of an infectious trigger in tumorigenesis.
Fühler
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Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Klinikum Hildesheim GmbH, Weinberg 1, 31134 Hildesheim. m.fuehler@klinikum-hildesheim.de
Ottmann
K W
KW
Tronnier
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M
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*