Hairy Cell Leukemia: An Autopsy Study

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.

Hairy cell leukemia: an update.

Hairy cell leukemia is an indolent, chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder comprising approximately 2 to 3% of all adult leukemias in the United States. Hairy cells are clonal expansions of mature, activated B-cells. They co-express CD11c, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD25, and CD103. Hairy cells possess clonal immunoglobulin gene rearrangements and express monoclonal surface immunoglobulin of either...

Hairy cell leukemia-variant.

Hairy cell leukaemia variant is a very rare chronic lymphoproliferative disorder and is closely related to hairy cell leukemia. We hereby describe a case of hairy cell leukaemia variant for the first time in Saudi Arabia. An elderly Saudi man presented with pallor, massive splenomegaly, and moderate hepatomegaly. Hemoglobin was 7.7 g/dl, Platelets were 134 x109/l and white blood count was 140x1...

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.

Case 4: Hairy Cell Leukemia