Pleurisy as a Sign of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

The diagnosis of chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) is essentially based on a blood smear and immunophenotyping by flow cytometry of circulating lymphocytes. Unusual locations of the disease can sometimes be observed. Here we report the case of a patient admitted for the management of pleurisy. The ple...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 3; p. e36880
Main Authors Thouil, Afaf, Lakhal, Mohamed, Bachir, Houda, Bennani, Amal, Kouismi, Hatim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 29.03.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Hematology
Hospitals
Internal medicine
Laboratories
Leukemia
Lymphocytes
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
Medicine
Pharmacy
Pleural effusion
Pulmonology
Stem cells
Transplants & implants
Tuberculosis
the diagnosis of lymphoid leukemia (cll)
leukemic effusion
chemotherapy
malignant blood diseases
pleurisy
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Summary:The diagnosis of chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) is essentially based on a blood smear and immunophenotyping by flow cytometry of circulating lymphocytes. Unusual locations of the disease can sometimes be observed. Here we report the case of a patient admitted for the management of pleurisy. The pleural effusion was lymphocytic exudate; histological examination of the pleural biopsy along with immunohistochemistry helped yield the diagnosis of secondary localization of CLL. The patient was transferred to the Internal Medicine department where chemotherapy was introduced.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.36880