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Methotrexate-associated EBV-positive CD20-negative diffuse large B-cell lymphoma localized to skin presenting as multiple chronic lower leg ulcers

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Pages 456-460 | Received 27 Jan 2015, Accepted 02 May 2015, Published online: 28 Sep 2015

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