* Chronic lymphocytic leukemia must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[weight loss]], [[night sweats]], [[hepatosplenomegaly]], and palpable [[lymph node]]s, such as [[hairy cell leukaemia]], prolymphocytic leukaemia, [[follicular lymphoma]], and [[mantle cell lymphoma]].<ref name="H">Hoffbrand V, Moss P. Essential Haematology. John Wiley & Sons; 2011</ref>
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[weight loss]], [[night sweats]], [[hepatosplenomegaly]], and palpable [[lymph node]]s, such as [[hairy cell leukaemia]], [[Prolymphocytic leukemia|prolymphocytic leukaemia]], [[follicular lymphoma]], and [[mantle cell lymphoma]].
==Differenting Chronic lymphocytic leukemia from other Diseases==
==Differenting Chronic lymphocytic leukemia from other Diseases==
* Chronic lymphocytic leukemia must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[weight loss]], [[night sweats]], [[hepatosplenomegaly]], and palpable [[lymph node]]s, such as [[hairy cell leukaemia]], prolymphocytic leukaemia, [[follicular lymphoma]], and [[mantle cell lymphoma]].
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[weight loss]], [[night sweats]], [[hepatosplenomegaly]], and palpable [[lymph node]]s, such as [[hairy cell leukaemia]], [[Prolymphocytic leukemia|prolymphocytic leukaemia]], [[follicular lymphoma]], and [[mantle cell lymphoma]].
* The table below summarizes how to differentiate chronic lymphocytic leukemia from other conditions that cause a similar clinical presentation:<ref name="H">Hoffbrand V, Moss P. Essential Haematology. John Wiley & Sons; 2011</ref>
* Chronic lymphocytic leukemia must also be differentiated from other causes of fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and lymph node swelling such as:<ref name="wiki">Chronic Lymphocytic Leukimea. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-cell_chronic_lymphocytic_leukemia Accessed on October ,12 2015</ref>