A 67‐year‐old man with rheumatoid arthritis presents with neutropenia. The blood count shows a mild lymphocytosis with an increased number of cells which express CD3, CD16 and CD57. T cell gene...

A 67‐year‐old man with rheumatoid arthritis presents with neutropenia. The blood count shows a mild lymphocytosis with an increased number of cells which express CD3, CD16 and CD57. T cell gene rearrangement study shows a clonal band. Which ONE of the following is the diagnosis in this case?

Select one:

A.Mycosis fungoides

B.Infectious mononucleosis

C.Large granular lymphocyte leukaemia

D.Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia