| Autor: |
Alireza Gandomi-Mohammadabadi, Farshad Divsalar, Saman Taram, Zahra Kateb, Fatemeh Montazer, Yasaman Farbod, Seyedamir Tabibzadeh dezfooli, ata Abbasi, Mohammad Amin abbasi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 26-30 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2717-0098 |
| Popis: |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is one of the most common hematologic neoplasms leading to immunosuppression. It is characterized by absolute lymphocytosis with clonality of mature B cells. Therefore, they are vulnerable to various infections especially COVID-19. Little is known about the COVID-19 infection when it unmasks CLL. We reported a 90-year-old man who presented with signs and symptoms of anorexia, weakness, and loss of consciousness, and lymphocytosis which in further workup COVID-19 confirmed with real-time PCR. Due to lymphocytosis, peripheral blood smear (PBS) and flow cytometry were performed and CLL was diagnosed. His lymphocyte count increased to 1.5-fold during hospitalization. The patient recovered after 11 days as the symptoms were alleviated. Lymphocytosis is an unexpected finding in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, and an increase in lymphocytes may indicate other conditions. In these cases, secondary causes of lymphocytosis, such as malignancy or other infections, should be considered |
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