Hairy cell leukemia unmasked by COVID-19 associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Abstract
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) belongs to a heterogeneous group of B-
cell malignancies, which can occasionally be detected in asymptomatic
patients. Herein, we report a case of HCL discovered due to the
management of the hemolytic episode of cold-antibody autoimmune
hemolyticanemia(cAIHA)developedduringthecourseofamildform
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Neither the AIHA nor the
underlying HCL did affect the course of COVID-19, but the indolent
course of HCL showed to have been changed into a clinically overt
disease.
Martina Moric Peric
1
, Vedrana Terkes
2
, Ivan Zekanovic
1
, Miro
Morovic
2
Running head: Hairy cell leukemia in a COVID-19 patient and anemia
Correspondence: Prof. Miro Morovic, MD, PhDZadar General
HospitalDepartment of Infectious DiseasesBoze Pericica 5HR-
23000 ZadarCroatiaTel. +385-23-505390Fax.+385-23-312724E-mail:
miro.morovic@gmail.comORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-
074X
cell malignancies, which can occasionally be detected in asymptomatic
patients. Herein, we report a case of HCL discovered due to the
management of the hemolytic episode of cold-antibody autoimmune
hemolyticanemia(cAIHA)developedduringthecourseofamildform
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Neither the AIHA nor the
underlying HCL did affect the course of COVID-19, but the indolent
course of HCL showed to have been changed into a clinically overt
disease.
Martina Moric Peric
1
, Vedrana Terkes
2
, Ivan Zekanovic
1
, Miro
Morovic
2
Running head: Hairy cell leukemia in a COVID-19 patient and anemia
Correspondence: Prof. Miro Morovic, MD, PhDZadar General
HospitalDepartment of Infectious DiseasesBoze Pericica 5HR-
23000 ZadarCroatiaTel. +385-23-505390Fax.+385-23-312724E-mail:
miro.morovic@gmail.comORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-
074X
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Morovic, M., Terkes, V., Zekanovic, I. ., & Peric, M. M. . (2022). Hairy cell leukemia unmasked by COVID-19 associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews, 4(10). Retrieved from http://jmcrr.info/index.php/jmcrr/article/view/36
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