Hairy cell leukemia and sarcoid.
A 45-year-old female simultaneously developed both hairy cell leukemia and acute sarcoid. A defect in suppressor T lymphocytes which allowed an unrestrained B-cell proliferation manifested as both hairy cell leukemia and sarcoid is proposed.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology