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Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male : An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease
Joint Authors
Gilman, Alan D.
Saba, Raya
Nwankwo, Nwabundo
Mirrakhimov, Aibek E.
Zdunek, Teresita
Kwatra, Shawn G.
Hussain, Nasir
Ali, Alaa M.
Barbaryan, Aram
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 case of a 70-year-old African-American male who presented to our hematology clinic complaining of fatigue.
Clinical exam and computed tomography imaging did not reveal splenic enlargement.
Blood work-up revealed pancytopenia and bone marrow was diagnostic for hairy cell leukemia.The patient was started on cladribine, with gradual improvement of his symptoms and blood count abnormalities.
Therefore, it is essential to keep hairy cell leukemia in the differential of pancytopenia even in the absence of a splenomegaly.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mirrakhimov, Aibek E.& Ali, Alaa M.& Barbaryan, Aram& Nwankwo, Nwabundo& Saba, Raya& Kwatra, Shawn G.…[et al.]. 2014. Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male : An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465345
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mirrakhimov, Aibek E.…[et al.]. Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male : An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465345
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mirrakhimov, Aibek E.& Ali, Alaa M.& Barbaryan, Aram& Nwankwo, Nwabundo& Saba, Raya& Kwatra, Shawn G.…[et al.]. Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male : An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease. Case Reports in Hematology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465345
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-465345