Hairy cell leukemia and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
A case of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) presenting as autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AHA) is described. A 40-year-old woman presented with severe hemolytic anemia. The morphological and immunological studies of bone marrow and spleen revealed a hairy cell leukemia. Although autoimmune diseases are a well known complication of HCL this is the first description of AHA as a complication of HCL.
Domingo
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Department of Hematology, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Crespo
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Fernandez de Sevilla
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A
Domenech
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P
Jordan
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C
Callis
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M
D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000209:etiology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology