Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease

Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease

Hairy cell leukemia is a rare lymphoid neoplasm arising from mature B-lymphocytes. Clinically, the disease presents with splenomegaly and abdominal discomfort, frequent infections, fatigue and bleeding because of related cytopenias. Bone marrow biopsy is essential for diagnosis. Below we describe a...

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Main Authors: Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Alaa M. Ali, Aram Barbaryan, Nwabundo Anusim, Raya Saba, Shawn G. Kwatra, Nasir Hussain, Teresita Zdunek, Alan D. Gilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/354810
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