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Case Report
Uncommon cause of lymphocytosis: Case report of lymphocytosis secondary to lithium usage
1 Internal Medicine Specialist, Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
2 Hematology Fellowship Trainee, Hematology Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
3 Associate Professor of Hematology, Hematology Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Article ID: 101473Z01DD2024
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Donmez D, Ilgaz M, Malkan ÜY. Uncommon cause of lymphocytosis: Case report of lymphocytosis secondary to lithium usage. Int J Case Rep Images 2024;15(2):69–72.ABSTRACT
Lithium, which is widely used in mood disorders, has several side effects. Lymphocytosis is a rare side effect. The patient was a young man in his twenties. The patient referred from psychiatry for persistent lymphocytosis. After the initial evaluation, the possible relationship between lithium and lymphocyte levels was considered. The diagnosis of lymphocytosis secondary to lithium intake can only be made with the elimination of other possible causes of lymphocytosis. Therefore, possible viral infections, possible drug interactions, possible systemic diseases, and malignancies were evaluated and eliminated. After evaluation, a correlation was found between lithium blood level and lymphocyte count. The patient started to be followed up.
Keywords: Leukemia, Leukocytosis, Lithium, Lymphocytosis
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Deniz Donmez - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Meral Ilgaz - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ümit Yavuz Malkan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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