Chronic lymphoid leukaemia and hairy cell leukaemia due to chronic exposure to benzene: report of three cases.
Three cases of chronic leukaemia, two with chronic lymphoid and one with hairy cell leukaemia are reported. These three leukaemic patients belonged to a series of 58 leukaemic patients with chronic exposure to benzene. The low percentage of chronic leukaemias in this series is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001554:Benzene / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
D001554:Benzene