Neutropenia caused by hairy cell leukemia in a patient with myelofibrosis secondary to polycythemia vera: a case report

Neutropenia caused by hairy cell leukemia in a patient with myelofibrosis secondary to polycythemia vera: a case report

Abstract Background Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disease that sometimes evolves to myelofibrosis, causing splenomegaly and neutropenia. In this case report, we describe a patient with polycythemia vera and unexplained neutropenia who later turned out to also have hairy cell leukemia. Ca...

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Main Authors: Andreas Hanssønn Habberstad, Hoa Thi Tuyet Tran, Ulla Randen, Signe Spetalen, Ingunn Dybedal, Geir E. Tjønnfjord, Anders Erik Astrup Dahm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Polycythemia vera
Myelofibrosis
Hairy cell leukemia
Neutropenia
Myeloproliferative disorders
Oral ulcer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1663-6

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