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Grade 3 lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a patient receiving methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.

Authors :
Oiwa H
Mihara K
Kan T
Tanaka M
Shindo H
Kumagai K
Sugiyama E
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2014; Vol. 53 (16), pp. 1873-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 15.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LyG) is a rare, B-cell derived, lymphoproliferative disorder that often presents as pulmonary nodular lesions with a histopathology of lymphatic invasion of the vascular wall. The development of LyG may be associated with reactivation of the Epstein-Barr virus under an immunosuppressive state. We herein report a case of Grade 3 LyG that developed during methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and regressed following the withdrawal of the drug.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1349-7235
Volume :
53
Issue :
16
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25130128
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2593