title: Hairy cell leukemia masquerading as infective endocarditis.
abstract: Hairy cell leukemia is a chronic lymphoproliferative disorder affecting middle-aged adults, with the median age of 50-55 years. We report a case of hairy cell leukemia who presented with fever, splinter haemorrhages and moderate splenomegaly, simulating infective endocarditis. There was bicytopenia at presentation and hairy cells were seen in the peripheral blood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Chandramohan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, JIPMER, Puducherry, 605006 India.
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dubashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: J Sree
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rekha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Debdatta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, JIPMER, Puducherry, 605006 India.
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Tarun Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Dutta
keywords: Hairy cell leukemia; Infective endocarditis; Pyrexia unknown origin