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==Complications==
==Complications==
* Common complications of hairy cell leukemia due include:<ref name="wiki">Hairy cell leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Signs_and_symptoms Accessed on October, 28 2015</ref><ref name="gov">Hairy cell leukemia. National Cancer Institute (2015) http://www.cancer.gov/types/leukemia/hp/hairy-cell-treatment-pdq Accessed on October, 28 2015</ref>
* Common complications of hairy cell leukemia due include:<ref name="wiki">Hairy cell leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Signs_and_symptoms Accessed on October, 28 2015</ref><ref name="gov">Hairy cell leukemia. National Cancer Institute (2015) http://www.cancer.gov/types/leukemia/hp/hairy-cell-treatment-pdq Accessed on October, 28 2015</ref><ref name="found">What is Hairy Cell Leukemia? Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/about-hcl/what-is-hairy-cell-leukemia/ Accessed on October, 19 2015</ref>
:* Anemia
:* Anemia
:* Recurrent infections
:* Recurrent infections

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Natural History

  • Most patients with hairy cell leukemia are asymptomatic at time of diagnosis. If left untreated, most of the patients with hairy cell leukemia will gradually develop anemia, recurrent infections, and recurrent bleeds.[1][2]

Complications

  • Common complications of hairy cell leukemia due include:[1][2][3]
  • Anemia
  • Recurrent infections
  • Major recurrent bleeding
  • Splenic rupture

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hairy cell leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Signs_and_symptoms Accessed on October, 28 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hairy cell leukemia. National Cancer Institute (2015) http://www.cancer.gov/types/leukemia/hp/hairy-cell-treatment-pdq Accessed on October, 28 2015
  3. What is Hairy Cell Leukemia? Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/about-hcl/what-is-hairy-cell-leukemia/ Accessed on October, 19 2015


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