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Clinico-Hematologic Profile of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia inEgypt: A Three-Center Experience

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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AbstractBackground: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a malig-nancy of CD5+ B cells that is characterized by the accumulationof small, mature-appearing neoplastic lymphocytes in theblood, bone marrow and secondary lymphoid tissues, resultingin lymphocytosis, leukemic cell infiltration of the bone marrow,lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly.Aim of Study: Our objective was to analyse clinical,haematological, immunophenotypic and cytogenetic profilesof Chronic Lymhocytic Leukemia (CLL) in Egypt.Patients and Methods: This retrospective study involvedone hundred and twenty adult CLL patients diagnosed accord-ing to International Workshop on Chronic LymphocyticLeukemia (IW-CLL) from January 2011 to December 2019.Data were collected and statistically analysed.Results: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a disease ofelderly and may have an association hepatitis C virus. Thestudy showed that mean of age of CLL patients was 61.03 (±9.9), 42 (35%) of patients were positive for hepatitis Cantibody.Conclusion: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is adiseaseof elderly, there may be an association between hepatitis Cvirus and development of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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10.21608/mjcu.2021.152005

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Clinical profile, hematological profile

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SABRY A. SHOEIB, M.D.;

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AYMAN F. ARAFA, M.D.

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ATEF M. TAHA, M.D.;

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MOHAMED A. ABDEL HAFEZ, M.D.

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MAHMOUD A.

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ELREFY, M.Sc.

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The Department of Internal Medicine* and Hematology**,*** Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia*, Zagazeg** andTanta*** Universities, Shebeen Elkom, Menoufia, Egypt

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89

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March

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2021-03-01

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2020-12-26

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2021-03-01

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0045-3803

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2536-9806

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The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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22 Jan 2023