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ArticleJournal of investigative medicine high impact case reports

T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting as Isolated Transfusion-Dependent Anemia Without Autoimmune Disease: A Case Report.

Shengmin Huang, Amulya Bellamkonda, Jin Zheng, Richard Wu, Jen C Wang

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Shengmin HuangDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Amulya BellamkondaDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Jin ZhengDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Richard WuDepartment of Pathology, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Jen C WangDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9623-6645

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Abstract

Large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by cytopenia and autoimmune manifestations. While cytopenia and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are common, transfusion-dependent anemia (TDA) without RA or other autoimmune disease is less frequently observed. We present a 79-year-old male with T-cell LGL leukemia, exhibiting isolated TDA without an autoimmune disease. Anemia remained refractory to erythropoietin and methotrexate, requiring transfusions, but showed a response to cyclophosphamide after 3 months of therapy. This case highlights an uncommon presentation of LGL leukemia, emphasizing the importance of considering LGL leukemia in the differential diagnosis of TDA.

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AnemiaLeukemia, Large Granular LymphocyticAgedAutoimmune DiseasesBlood TransfusionCyclophosphamideDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleCyclophosphamideautoimmune diseasecase reportisolated anemiaT-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemiatransfusion-dependent anemia

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PMID41170887
PMCPMC12579160

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