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Title: Incidence patterns of lyme disease and cutaneous B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the United States.
Author: Munksgaard L, Frisch M, Melbye M, Hjalgrim H
Journal: Dermatology 201(4):351-352
Year: 2000
Month: None

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Several reports have suggested a link between infection with Borrelia burgdorferi (the spirochete causing Lyme disease) and development of cutaneous B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (CBCL). METHODS: We did a correlation analysis of CBCL and Lyme disease using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RESULTS: We could not demonstrate a geographic correlation between incidence rates of Lyme disease and CBCL. CONCLUSION: This observation suggests that infection with B. burgdorferi is not a major risk factor for CBCL in the USA.