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With increasing frequency of case reports of patients with malignant lymphomas occurred subsequent to autoimmune diseases, relationship between autoimmune diseases and the development of malignant lymphomas has been noticed immunologically. However, in Japan, reports of such cases are few.
We reported a case of malignant lymphoma with monoclonal gammopathy via hypogammaglobulinemia occurred subsequent to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura after treatment of corticosteroid for 3 years and 6 months.
Cases of malignant lymphomas occurred subsequent to autoimmune diseases from the literature were reviewed and discussed.
