Hairy cell leukemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hairy cell leukemia, or a subtype of Hairy cell leukemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Hairy cell leukemia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Hairy cell leukemia: Introduction
Broader types of Hairy cell leukemia:
Causes of Hairy cell leukemia: see causes of Hairy cell leukemia
Symptoms of Hairy cell leukemia: see symptoms of Hairy cell leukemia
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hairy cell leukemia.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hairy cell leukemia.
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Hairy cell leukemia: Oncologist, Hematologist
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Hairy cell leukemia.
Treatments for Hairy cell leukemia:
see treatments for Hairy cell leukemia
Research for Hairy cell leukemia:
see research for Hairy cell leukemia
Main name of condition: Hairy cell leukemia
Other names or spellings for Hairy cell leukemia:leukemic reticuloendotheliosis, HCL
HCL, Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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