A Rare Case of Hairy Cell Leukemia with Unusual Loss of CD123 Associated with COVID-19 at the Time of Presentation

We describe a unique case of a COVID-19-positive male who presented with severe respiratory symptoms, deteriorated quickly, and was intubated. Workup of severe progressive pancytopenia and bone marrow examination revealed HCL without splenomegaly and with atypical unusual loss of CD123. To our knowledge, this is the first c ase of CD123-negative HCL without splenomegaly associated with COVID-19 infection as the initial presentation.Case Rep Oncol 2020;13:1430 –1440
Source: Case Reports in Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research