A Case of Hairy Cell Leukemia Diagnosed by Leukocyoclastic Vasculitis Symptoms

Vasculitis in a patient with hairy cell leukemia.

A 70 year-old man with a known anti-HCV positivity for 3 years was admitted with high fever, severe burning pain and palpable purpura on the lower extremities (Picture). For the work-up of leukopenia and splenomegaly, bone marrow biopsy was performed and hairy cell leukemia (HCL) was diagnosed. Punch biopsy of the vasculitic lesions revealed leukocytoclastic vasculitis. HCV-RNA and cryoglobulin...

A case of hairy cell leukemia variant.

Hairy cell leukemia variant (HCLv) is a rare B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorder with features of the classic HCL but presenting some particularities, a poor response to conventional therapy of classic HCL and a more aggressive course of disease with shorter survival than classic HCL. We present a case of a 52-year-old man hospitalized in July 2012 in the Clinic of Hematology of Craiova...

Case 4: Hairy Cell Leukemia

Hairy cell leukemia: a case report.

Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a relatively rare, chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by splenomegaly, pancytopenia and bone marrow infiltration by hairy cells with circumferential prominent hairy cytoplasmic projections. Splenomegaly with few atypical lymphoid cells in peripheral blood lead to the examination of bone marrow for morphological findings characteristic of hairy...

Hairy Cell Leukemia in a Young Male: An Unusual Presentation

Dear Editor-in-Chief A 28 yr male was presented in October 2015 at Medicine Outpatient Department, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi- India with generalized weakness, fever and cough for preceding 15 days. Clinicoradiologic examination revealed pallor, firm, non-tender splenomegaly measuring 13.7 cm and hepatomegaly (liver span - 16.9 cm). However, no lymphadenopathy was found.