A Case of Hairy Cell Leukemia.
- Author:
Sang Bum KANG
1
;
Won Seok PARK
;
Kang Moon LEE
;
Dong Soo LEE
;
Kee Won KIM
;
Hee Jung KIM
;
Hye Kyung LEE
;
Sok Won HAN
;
Byung Min AHN
;
Suk Young PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hairy cell leukemia;
Hepatic infiltration
- MeSH:
Acid Phosphatase;
Biopsy;
Bone Marrow;
Humans;
Leukemia, Hairy Cell*;
Liver;
Middle Aged;
Pancytopenia;
Pneumonia;
Splenomegaly
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2000;35(1):92-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a chronic B- cell disorder characterized by the presence of typical hairy cells in the peripheral blood and marrow, pancytopenia, and a variable degree of splenomegaly. Identification of typical hairy cells in the peripheral blood and demonstration of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) are critical findings in HCL. Hepatic involvement of HCL is a common feature and liver biopsy show diffuse mono-nuclear cell infiltration throughout the hepatic sinusoids and in the portal areas. We report a case of hairy cell leukemia in a 52-year-old man who presented with pneumonia and hepatic infiltration with review of the literatures.
