TY - JOUR
T1 - Systemic lupus erythematosus and chronic lymphocytic leukemia
T2 - Rare coexistence in three patients, with comments on pathogenesis
AU - Lugassy, Gilles
AU - Lishner, Michael
AU - Polliack, Aaron
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - We describe three patients with coexistent chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In two patients, the CLL was present before or coexistent with the SLE when the SLE was diagnosed, while in the third, the CLL developed 5 years after the diagnosis of SLE was first made. Although the association of autoimmune diseases and lymphoproliferative disorders is well established, only a few patients with coexistent CLL and concomitant SLE have been reported. The possible pathogenesis of this rare association is discussed.
AB - We describe three patients with coexistent chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In two patients, the CLL was present before or coexistent with the SLE when the SLE was diagnosed, while in the third, the CLL developed 5 years after the diagnosis of SLE was first made. Although the association of autoimmune diseases and lymphoproliferative disorders is well established, only a few patients with coexistent CLL and concomitant SLE have been reported. The possible pathogenesis of this rare association is discussed.
KW - Autoimmune disorders
KW - CLL
KW - SLE
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026492360&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/10428199209054911
DO - 10.3109/10428199209054911
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C2 - 1283357
AN - SCOPUS:0026492360
SN - 1042-8194
VL - 8
SP - 243
EP - 245
JO - Leukemia and Lymphoma
JF - Leukemia and Lymphoma
IS - 3
ER -
