Geographic variation and environmental conditions as cofactors in <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i> association with ocular adnexal lymphomas: a comparison between Italian and African samples

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A particular extra-nodal lymphoma type arises from B cells of the marginal zone (MZ) of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). The aetiology of MZ lymphomas suggests that they are associated with chronic antigenic stimulation by microbial pathogens, among which Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric MALT lymphoma is the best studied. Recently, MALT lymphomas have been described in the context of chronic...

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