Methotrexate-treated arthritis and lymphoproliferative disease - Coincidence only?

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 80-82

  Braun Moscovici, Y ^a   Schapira, D ^a   Balbir Gurman, A ^a   Nahir, A M ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Lymphoproliferative disease; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN DEFECT; SPLENOMEGALY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035106060     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100670170112     Document Type: Article

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