Arthritis associated with hairy cell leukaemia.
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Arthritis associated with hairy cell leukaemia.
We report the case of a 65-year-old patient with a 15-year history of intermittent asymmetrical oligoarthritis, who subsequently developed splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and episodic leucopenia and thrombocytopaenia. Investigations revealed hairy cell leukaemia, and 'hairy cells' were detected in the synovial fluid. No other cause for this arthritis was found, and we consider the blood dyscrasi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.41.3.289