Successful Treatment of Aplastic Variant of Hairy-cell Leukaemia with Deoxycoformycin

Abstract

The case of a patient with the aplastic variant of hairy cell leukaemia, successfully treated with the drug Deoxycoformycin(Pentostatin), is presented. It is very important to be aware of this rare variant of a rare disease so that the right treatment can be offered.

Keywords:

• Hairy-cell leukaemia
• Deoxycoformycin
• Aplastic variant