A rare occurrence of hairy cell leukemia in a congolese child: a presentation and challenge of diagnosis in low resource settings

Hairy cell leukemia is a rare form of leukemia and has been rarely reported in African and pediatric population. We are reporting a 4-year-old child who was received for investigation for persistent anemia, prolonged fever, and thrombocytopenia. Bone marrow aspiration showed hypercellular marrow wit...

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Published in:	Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology Vol. 35; no. 8; pp. e350 - e352
Main Authors:	Gini Ehungu, Jean Lambert K, Mufuta, Jean-Pierre N, Ngiyulu, René M, Ekulu, Pépé M, Kadima, Bertin T, Aloni, Michel N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-11-2013
Subjects:	Child, Preschool Democratic Republic of the Congo Developing Countries Fatal Outcome Humans Leukemia, Hairy Cell - pathology Male Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Summary:	Hairy cell leukemia is a rare form of leukemia and has been rarely reported in African and pediatric population. We are reporting a 4-year-old child who was received for investigation for persistent anemia, prolonged fever, and thrombocytopenia. Bone marrow aspiration showed hypercellular marrow with cells characterized by irregular windblown-appearing cell borders with pseudopod-like projections. Our patient presented with hairy cell leukemia. The diagnosis was thought to be most consistent with hairy cell leukemia based on the distinctive morphology of the cells.
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ISSN:	1077-4114 1536-3678
DOI:	10.1097/MPH.0b013e318290b9c7