Primary pulmonary hypertension in a patient with CD8/T-cell large granulocyte leukemia: amelioration by cladribine therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of primary pulmonary hypertension in an adult man with CD8/T-cell large granulocyte leukemia. Successful treatment of his leukemia with cladribine resulted in dramatic and sustained improvement of his pulmonary hypertension.
Medical subject headings
- Antineoplastic Agents
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Cladribine
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, T-Cell