Abstract:We report the first case of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) developing in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing low-dose methotrexate therapy (LD-MTX). The characteristic clinical management and course in our experience of the present case illustrate the important points about PCNSL in methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders (MTX-LPD). The number of cases of MTX-LPD in RA patients may increase in the future, since current treatment strategies for RA recommend startin… Show more
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