Visual disturbance as initial presentation of hairy cell leukemia. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE: Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare disorder that occasionally has visual symptoms after diagnosis. The authors present a case of HCL in which bilateral visual symptoms led to the initial diagnosis. METHODS: Observational case report. RESULTS: Bilateral decreased vision to 20/30 in the right eye and 20/40 in the left due to intraretinal and preretinal hemorrhages with no other systemic signs or symptoms prompted a hematologic evaluation in which HCL was found to be the causative disorder in a previously healthy 41-year-old man. CONCLUSIONS: The authors present a rare case in which bilateral visual complaints led to the diagnosis of HCL. Thus, though uncommon, HCL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of otherwise unexplained retinal hemorrhages.

publication date

  • March 1, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell
  • Vision Disorders

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 65249119778

PubMed ID

  • 19253258

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 2