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Case Reports
. 2010 Feb;61(2):145-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00105-009-1766-5.

[Cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (SALT) and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi]

[Article in German]
M Fühler  1 , K W Ottmann, M Tronnier
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Case Reports

[Cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (SALT) and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi]

[Article in German]
M Fühler et al. Hautarzt. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

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.

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