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T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Sara Naji Rad, Behnam Rafiee, Gagan Raju, Mahdis Solhjoo, Prachi Anand

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5 authors.

Sara Naji RadIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8064-154X
Behnam RafieeNYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA.
Gagan RajuMaimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Mahdis SolhjooNassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.
Prachi AnandNassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large granular lymphocyte leukemia (LGL) is a clonal, lymphoproliferative disorder with an indolent disease course. T-cell LGL (T-LGL) is the most common type of LGL driven from T-cell lineage (85%). The coexistence of T-LGL with several types of autoimmune disorders, mostly rheumatoid arthritis (RA), has been reported. Felty's syndrome (FS) is defined by splenomegaly, low neutrophil count, and destructive arthritis and is usually seen in <1% of patients with RA. About 30% to 40% of patients with FS have been reported to have an expansion of large granulated lymphocytes in the circulation. FS and T-LGL are similar in terms of clinical manifestations, response to immunosuppressive therapy, their smoldering course, and immunogenetic findings, proposing FS and T-LGL with RA might be different aspects of a single disease spectrum. In this article, we present a case with long-standing RA who had never been on DMARD (Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs) treatment found to have constitutional symptoms, neutropenia, and splenomegaly, and the patient was diagnosed with T-LGL.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidFelty SyndromeHumansLeukemia, Large Granular LymphocyticLymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedNeutropeniaSplenomegalyT-LymphocytesFelty’s syndromelarge granular lymphocytesrheumatoid arthritisT-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia

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PMID32646239
PMCPMC7357018

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