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. 2001 Jan 1;84(1):113–115. doi: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1551

Risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma following tuberculosis

J Askling 1, A Ekbom 1,2
PMCID: PMC2363601  PMID: 11139323

Abstract

To study the association between chronic infections and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), we assessed the risk of NHL in a Swedish cohort of 5050 individuals with tuberculosis 1939–1960. The overall relative risk was moderately increased, largely accounted for by high risks following severe tuberculosis diagnosed a long time ago. © 2001 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer.com

Keywords: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, tuberculosis, cohort, Sweden

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