Hairy cell leukemia presenting as a lupus-like illness.
We describe a young Hispanic man who presented with features suggestive of a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Eventually, a bone marrow biopsy was performed, and it revealed the presence of hairy cell leukemia. This case of a lupus-like syndrome should be added to the list of reported rheumatic syndromes that are associated with hairy cell leukemia.
Strickland
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Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
Limmani
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Wall
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Krishnan
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy