Table 2.

Principal associated diseases with LGL leukemia

Associated diseases with LGL leukemia*Frequency (%)
Neoplasms 4-10 
Autoimmune cytopenia 
 PRCA 
 AIHA 
 ITP 
 Evans syndrome 
B-cell lymphoid neoplasms 
 Low-grade NHL 
 DLBCL 
 Mantle cell lymphoma 
 MM 
 CLL 
 Hairy cell leukemia 
 Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia 
 Hodgkin lymphoma 
 Lymphomatoid granulomatosis 
 Heavy chain disease 
Autoimmune diseases/connective tissue disorders 10-20 
 RA 10-18 
 Systemic lupus erythematosus  
 Vasculitis 
 Systemic sclerosis 
 Endocrinopathy 
 APECED 
 MEN-1 
 Hashimoto disease 
 Grave disease 
 CIBD 
 Celiac disease 
 Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome 
 Glomurolenephritis 
 Polymyositis 
 Inclusion body myositis 
 Poly/multinevritis 
 RPA 
 Inflammatory arthritis (unclassified) 
 Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome 
 Good syndrome 
 Behcet disease 
 MS 
 Acquired factor VIII inhibitor 
MDS 3-10 
AML <1 
Hemophagocytic syndrome <1 
Pulmonary hypertension <1 
Post-organ or hematopoietic SCT <1 
Post viral infection <1 
Associated diseases with LGL leukemia*Frequency (%)
Neoplasms 4-10 
Autoimmune cytopenia 
 PRCA 
 AIHA 
 ITP 
 Evans syndrome 
B-cell lymphoid neoplasms 
 Low-grade NHL 
 DLBCL 
 Mantle cell lymphoma 
 MM 
 CLL 
 Hairy cell leukemia 
 Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia 
 Hodgkin lymphoma 
 Lymphomatoid granulomatosis 
 Heavy chain disease 
Autoimmune diseases/connective tissue disorders 10-20 
 RA 10-18 
 Systemic lupus erythematosus  
 Vasculitis 
 Systemic sclerosis 
 Endocrinopathy 
 APECED 
 MEN-1 
 Hashimoto disease 
 Grave disease 
 CIBD 
 Celiac disease 
 Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome 
 Glomurolenephritis 
 Polymyositis 
 Inclusion body myositis 
 Poly/multinevritis 
 RPA 
 Inflammatory arthritis (unclassified) 
 Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome 
 Good syndrome 
 Behcet disease 
 MS 
 Acquired factor VIII inhibitor 
MDS 3-10 
AML <1 
Hemophagocytic syndrome <1 
Pulmonary hypertension <1 
Post-organ or hematopoietic SCT <1 
Post viral infection <1 

AIHA, autoimmune hemolytic anemia; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; APECED, polyendocrinopathy candidosis-ectodermal dystrophy; CIBD, chronic inflammatory bowel disease; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; ITP, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; MEN-type 1, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1; MM, multiple myeloma; MS, multiple sclerosis; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; RPA, rhizomelic pseudopolyarthritis; SCT, stem cell transplantation.

*

Some patients presented with more than one auto-immune–associated disease.

Close Modal

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal