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. 1992 Aug;51(8):998–1000. doi: 10.1136/ard.51.8.998

Remission of scleroderma during chemotherapy for lymphoma.

M Comer 1, A R Harvey 1
PMCID: PMC1004813  PMID: 1417129

Abstract

Temporary remission of scleroderma during the successful treatment of an associated malignant lymphoma by chemotherapy is reported in a patient with systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disease. There is a well established relation between malignant disease and polymyositis/dermatomyositis but no overall association with systemic sclerosis or mixed connective tissue disease. Reports of the coexistence of malignancy and systemic sclerosis, however, emphasise a close temporal relation in their occurrence. A review of published work has identified several postulated mechanisms for this relation which may explain the response to chemotherapy.

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