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To the Editor: Kamel et al. (May 6 issue)¹ reported two cases of reversible lymphomas associated with methotrexate therapy for rheumatic diseases. As they noted, several years ago we made a similar observation². Unlike their cases, the lymphoma we described originated in T lymphocytes. Although we did not report viral data at that time, we have examined specimens from this patient for viral genomic material using the polymerase chain reaction. We found that the samples contained copies of the cytomegalovirus genome but not of the Epstein-Barr virus or human herpesvirus 6 genome³.

We have subsequently seen a second . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• Kamel, O. W. (1997). Lymphomas During Long-term Methotrexate Therapy. Arch Dermatol 133: 903-904 [Abstract]