TO THE EDITOR: In their interesting report, Zignego and colleagues (1) observed that the translocation t(14;18) involving the bcl-2 oncogene is much more common in patients with hepatitis C virus infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia, particularly those with type II disease. They measured Bcl-2 protein expression in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of two patients carrying the tran...

Comorbidities including leukemia are risk factors in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients for high morbidity and mortality. The severity of the is usually correlated with lymphopenia. On other hand, we came across a case marked absolute lymphocytosis COVID-19 patient, which further escalated five-fold during his hospital stay. Subsequently, diagnosis chronic lymphocytic (CLL) was made f...

A 65-year-old woman presented with easy bruising, left upper quadrant pain, decreased appetite, and weight loss. She had splenomegaly and lymphocytosis (lymphocyte count of 11.6 × 10(9)/l), with remarkably abnormal appearing morphology. Her hemoglobin and platelet counts were normal. Peripheral blood flow cytometry revealed a monoclonal B-cell population expressing CD11c, CD25, CD19, CD20, and ...