The Challenges of Diagnosing Disseminated Lyme Disease in a Patient with CLL ()
Abstract
The diagnosis of Lyme disease may be a challenge in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. In relying on detection of antibodies in the serum for diagnosis we are presented with a problem in our patients with CLL in whom there is hypogammaglobulinemia secondary to B-cell malfunction. We suggest the use of PCR in aiding in diagnosis of Lyme disease in patients with CLL.
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S. Futuri, A. Malik and D. Shani, "The Challenges of Diagnosing Disseminated Lyme Disease in a Patient with CLL,"
Open Journal of Blood Diseases, Vol. 2 No. 1, 2012, pp. 14-15. doi:
10.4236/ojbd.2012.21003.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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